Flood — San Bernardino, California

2010-12-21 to 2010-12-24 · near Hodge, San Bernardino, California

Event narrative

The Mojave River overflowed its banks due to a combination of heavy rain and emergency release of water from Cedar Spring Dam near Arrowhead. Numerous roads were covered with mud and closed, one bridge was washed out, a broken levee flooded a neighborhood, and three swift water rescues were performed.

Wider weather episode

A series of storms fueled by a tropical moisture tap pounded the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin for several days. Extremely heavy snow and widespread flooding resulted.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 272919. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.