High Wind — Santa Ynez Valley, California

1998-02-05 to 1998-02-06 · Santa Ynez Valley, California

Wider weather episode

The second storm of the month struck Central and Southern California. Once again, strong winds, gustingup to 70 mph, knocked down many trees and power lines. Rainfall totals ranged from 1 to 3 inches overcoastal areas, up to 6 inches in the mountains. Numerous flooding problems were reported across thearea. Most highways, including the 1, 101, 126 and 154 were closed due to flooding or mudslides. In SantaBarbara, the airport was closed due to flooded runways. In Goleta, a shopping mall was flooded. The worstflooding occurred in Camarillo where a local state of emergency was declared. Camarillo City Hall, as wellas hundreds of homes, was flooded after receiving 2.80 inches of rain in less than two hours. The CalleguasCreek overflowed, flooding the Camarillo Springs Golf Course. In Paramount, a female robbery suspectdrowned in the Los Angeles River while trying to elude police. In the mountains, the storm produced up to12 inches of snow at resort levels.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5630002. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.