Flood in Alameda County, California

Flood December 31, 2005 · Alameda County, California

$8.8M

Damage as recorded

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

The wider storm

Widespread flooding affected the county during the severe winter storm. Approximately 2 to 4 inches of rain fell in less than a 24 hour period, causing urban and small stream flooding. The most severe flooding occurred in San Leandro, Alameda, Oakland and Berkeley. Much of the damage was done to Public Property, mainly City and County facilities. An Oakland man was killed falling down his stairs during a storm related power outage. The flooding continued into the first few days of January 2006..

Began near Countywide (37.6500, -121.7500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5482520. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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