Heavy Rain in Sonoma County, California

Heavy Rain May 5, 2009 · Sonoma County, California

Death

Injury

$50K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rain caused many trees throughout Sonoma County to fall resulting in closed roads, damaged homes, injuries and even a death of a five-year-old boy. An oak tree fell onto an occupied car on Bennett Valley Road killing the child and injuring his father. Another oak tree crashed down on a house in Boyes Hot Springs along Poplar Avenue. And, yet another oak tree fell across Highway 12 in Schellville closing the highway to traffic between Watmaugh and Highway 121 for almost three hours.

The wider storm

Heavy rain led to many traffic accidents and caused trees to topple.

Began near Fetters Hot Spgs (38.2902, -122.4677).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 172345. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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