Flood — Humboldt, California

2025-12-19 · near Freshwater, Humboldt, California

Event narrative

Freshwater Creek flooded across Howard Heights Road and adjacent fields. Start and end times of the flooding are uncertain.

Wider weather episode

Beginning mid-December, a series of storm systems impacted Northwest California with the first set of storms bringing particularly heavy rain from December 19th through December 21st. The heaviest rain occurred in Humboldt County, but impacts were felt across the Northwest California region. Both small stream and main stem river flooding occurred during the event with the Mad and Eel Rivers exceeding moderate flood stage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1300747. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.