Heavy Rain in Santa Cruz County, California

Heavy Rain March 16, 2012 · Santa Cruz County, California

Death

Injuries

$15K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A fatal accident on the southbound lanes on SR 17 at Laurel Curve due to heavy rain. A 57 year old man lost control of his Nissan Sentra which slid from the southbound lanes into northbound traffic at 10:45 am. The Nissan struck a Chevy Suburban, spun around backward and bashed into a Toyota 4Runner which then collided with an Acura.

The wider storm

A series of storm systems from the Gulf of Alaska brought gusty winds and periods of heavy rain across the San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas from March 13 through March 16, 2012.

Began near Mission Spgs (37.0705, -121.9874).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 373226. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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