Flood — Orange, California

2025-02-13 · near (sna)santa Ana Co Ar, Orange, California

Event narrative

Flooding was reported at SR 73 north and SR 55. 3 inches of rainfall past 36 hours.

Wider weather episode

A cold Pacific storm combined with an atmospheric river brought heavy rain and snow to southern California. 3 day precipitation amounts as high as 4 to 7 inches occurred in the San Bernardino Mountains. 1 hour rainfall mountains of 0.5 to 0.9 inches per hour were observed in the Santa Ana and San Bernardino/San Gabriel mountains. Total rainfall of 6 inches and a maximum one hour rate of 0.65 inches during the evening of February 13, which produced a significant debris flow and flash flood on SR 330 which trapped 3 vehicles. The damage on the road resulted in a 2 week closure to the state highway.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1239439. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.