Flood — Lake, California

2026-01-05 · near Lakeport, Lake, California

Event narrative

Scotts Valley Road closed east of Hendricks Road due to flooding.

Wider weather episode

After a prolonged period of light to moderate rainfall across the two counties, a strong atmospheric river brought heavy rain to the area on January 5th. This resulted in numerous reports of flooding and closed highways, particularly in the two county area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1316968. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.