Flood — Lake, California

2014-12-11 to 2014-12-12 · near Lower Lake Pearce Ar, Lake, California

Event narrative

Flooding was reported in Clearlake, bringing significant and widespread damage. Neighborhoods were evacuated. Roads were damaged. Extensive road repair and debris removal was required.

Wider weather episode

An atmospheric river event beginning early December 11th brought periods of heavy rainfall, flooding from overly saturated grounds and high river/stream water levels, and heavy snow above 7000 ft. Windy conditions persisted through the event, causing trees and tree branches to fall down and localized power outages affecting hundreds of thousands of homes across Northern California. Snowfall of 1 to 2 feet caused travel problems at Sierra passes. Winds were reported to reach as high as 50-60 mph in the valley/foothill region, and over 100 mph in the mountains.

On December 22, Governor Brown declared a state of emergency for heavy rain, flooding and wind damage in counties including Tehama, Lake, Shasta, and Yolo.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 553857. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.