Flood — Riverside, California

2025-12-25 · near Garnet, Riverside, California

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1306475. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.