Heavy Rain — Santa Cruz, California
2012-03-18 · near Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California
1
Direct deaths
$5K
Property damage
Event narrative
A 35 year old man crashed his Volkswagon Touareg on the onramp to southbound Highway 1 at State Park Drive about 12:45 am.
Wider weather episode
A series of storm systems from the Gulf of Alaska continued the strong gusty winds and periods of heavy rain across the San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas from March 17 through March 18, 2012.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 373229. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.