Flood — Marin, California

2006-01-01 · near Countywide, Marin, California

Wider weather episode

Flooding from heavy rains in late December continued into the early morning of January 1st. Hardest hit areas in the County were Fairfax, San Anselmo, Novato, Inverness, Ross and Mill Valley. Across the County, 1600 homes, 240 businesses and 225 Government agencies were affected by the flood. San Anselmo was under 2 feet of water with an estimated 150 of its 230 businesses damaged at a price tag of around $40 million.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5486533. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.