Heavy Rain in Contra Costa County, California

Heavy Rain April 11, 2010 · Contra Costa County, California

Deaths

Injury

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A rain-slicked road led to the crash of a car at the intersection of Mount Diablo Boulevard and Iron Horse Regional Trail in Walnut Creek. The vehicle crashed through a fence and landed upside down in the rain-swollen San Ramon Creek bypass. The driver and one other individual perished, while one occupant was rescued three miles downstream. A Contra Costa County official stated that at the time of the crash, the water would have been 2.34 feet deep and flowing at 6.4 feet per second.

The wider storm

A pacific storm system brought strong wind and brief heavy rain to California. It even produce a few thunderstorms over the coastal waters just west of the central coast which moved onshore and produced small hail.

Began near Walnut Creek (37.8986, -122.0570).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 227063. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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