Flood — Colusa, California

2017-02-17 to 2017-02-18 · near Maxwell, Colusa, California

$7.0M

Property damage

Event narrative

The town of Maxwell, CA started flooding near 2:00 am due to rain in the last day causing local creeks to rise. The Colusa County Sheriff's Office posted a voluntary evacuation notice at 8:30 am, with some people evacuated by boat. Interstate 5 near Maxwell was under a foot of water, causing travel disruption.

Water inundated most of the homes in a 9-block area in Maxwell. Damage to an elementary school, a sheriff's substation, roads and 78 homes could total $7 million, according to the Colusa County Office of Emergency Services.

Wider weather episode

Storms brought additional rain and widespread flooding and debris flows, as well as mountain snow.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (39.2704, -122.1970)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 682792. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.