Flood — Santa Clara, California

2011-02-25 · near Gilroy, Santa Clara, California

Event narrative

Heavy rain caused the flood control channel of the Gilroy creek near Forest Street to rise to near capacity. Just before noon firefighters and police arrived at the scene where they pulled a 43-year-old male from the water. His death was determined to be from drowning.

Wider weather episode

A potent and unseasonably cold storm moved through the San Francisco Bay Area and the cenrtal California coast producing brief heavy rain, small hail, strong wind and even a dusting of snow down to sea level. These weather elements combined to cause minor flooding, slick roads, small mudslides, and falling trees and power poles.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 329540. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.