Heavy Rain in Santa Cruz County, California

Heavy Rain March 18, 2012 · Santa Cruz County, California

Death

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 35 year old man crashed his Volkswagon Touareg on the onramp to southbound Highway 1 at State Park Drive about 12:45 am.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Santa Cruz (36.9741, -122.0308).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 373229. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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