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Flood in Santa Clara County, California
Flood January 20, 2010 · Santa Clara County, California
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
As an arrest warrant was being served at a home in Campbell, a man ran into his backyard and hopped over a fence, where a cement drainage ditch was running at full capacity. The man tried to jump over the ditch but got caught in the water and dragged downstream. The Police Officers saw him try to keep his head above water, but he went under and drowned.
The wider storm
The third in a series of significant storms brought strong winds and heavy rain to the San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas. This storm, the strongest of the week, developed over the Pacific Ocean with a strong parent low pressure based in the Gulf of Alaska. Around 159,000 customers lost power across the San Francisco Bay area with nearly 22,000 customers without power in the Monterey Bay area. Numerous power lines and trees were knocked down when strong wind combined with saturated soil. Also, areas of flooding occurred causing mainly problems for vehicles.
Began near Campbell (37.3084, -121.9642).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 213691. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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