Flood — Napa, California

2016-12-15 · near Rocktram, Napa, California

Event narrative

Highway 12 full closure at junction with highway 121 due to flooding.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving cold front moved through the San Francisco Bay Area and Monterey Bay Area on Thursday, December 15, 2016. The front moved through the area slowly, producing moderate to locally heavy rain for several hours which resulted in nuerous reports of flooding, especially for the Northern San Francisco Bay Area. Also, this storm system produced locally strong winds with gusts greater than 50 mph. These winds brough down drought-stressed trees which damaged power lines and cares.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 671868. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.