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Heavy Rain in Orange County, California
Heavy Rain February 14, 2025 · Orange County, California
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Cumulative rainfall total so far since the start of storm early Wednesday morning, with a total of the 3.5 inched total. Of that, 0.69 inches fell within the last 12 hours.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Laguna Hills (33.6000, -117.7400).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1239470. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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