Flood in Riverside County, California

Flood December 25, 2025 · Riverside County, California

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Multiple road closures in northern Palm Springs on low water crossings of drainage out of the San Bernardino Mts. Indian Canyon Dr, N Gene Autry Trail, and E Vista Chino all experienced road closures. Whitewater River Headwaters station upstream in the San Bernardino Mountains got 3.25 inches in under 3 hours.

The wider storm

A very strong area of low pressure, tapped into an atmospheric river driving up subtropical moisture, produced substantial rainfall across southern California. This led to some areas within the San Bernardino mountains receiving well over a foot of total rain on Christmas Eve, and resulted in significant flooding for the city of Wrightwood. There also road closures due to debris flow along Highway 2.

Began near Garnet (33.8926, -116.5510).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1306475. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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