Flood in Santa Clara County, California

Flood February 25, 2011 · Santa Clara County, California

Death

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What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Gilroy (37.0275, -121.5746).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 329540. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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