Alert archive / California / River Flood Warnings
River Flood Warnings in California, 2023
72 river flood warnings in 2023. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of river flood warnings reaches back to 2005.
River Flood Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- River Flood Warnings
- 72
- Busiest month
- January28 river flood warnings
- Busiest day
- March 14, 20238 river flood warnings
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Pacific Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 4:24 PM PST | River Flood Warning | MTR | Sonoma | 34 hr |
| Jan 3, 7:16 PM PST | River Flood Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 39 hr |
| Jan 4, 7:15 AM PST | River Flood Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 9 hr |
| Jan 5, 1:44 AM PST | River Flood Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 8 hr |
| Jan 7, 10:21 AM PST | River Flood Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 59 hr |
| Jan 7, 5:51 PM PST | River Flood Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 23 hr |
| Jan 8, 9:28 AM PST | River Flood Warning | MTR | Santa Clara | 30 hr |
| Jan 8, 12:32 PM PST | River Flood Warning | MTR | Monterey | 34 hr |
| Jan 8, 6:58 PM PST | River Flood Warning | HNX | Merced | 62 hr |
| Jan 8, 8:39 PM PST | River Flood Warning | STO | Amador, El Dorado, Sacramento | 21 days |
| Jan 8, 9:33 PM PST | River Flood Warning | MTR | Sonoma | 30 hr |
| Jan 8, 9:49 PM PST | River Flood Warning | MTR | Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | 29 hr |
| Jan 9, 9:00 AM PST | River Flood Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 10 hr |
| Jan 9, 10:22 AM PST | River Flood Warning | MTR | Monterey | 9 days |
| Jan 9, 2:08 PM PST | River Flood Warning | STO | Tehama | 27 hr |
| Jan 10, 2:41 AM PST | River Flood Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 54 hr |
| Jan 10, 6:31 AM PST | River Flood Warning | MTR | Monterey | 36 hr |
| Jan 11, 10:19 AM PST | River Flood Warning | MTR | Sonoma | 12 hr |
| Jan 13, 11:30 AM PST | River Flood Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 36 hr |
| Jan 13, 12:01 PM PST | River Flood Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 33 hr |
| Jan 14, 10:22 AM PST | River Flood Warning | STO | Amador, El Dorado, Sacramento | 16 hr |
| Jan 14, 12:32 PM PST | River Flood Warning | MTR | Monterey | 19 hr |
| Jan 14, 2:26 PM PST | River Flood Warning | STO | Tehama | 19 hr |
| Jan 14, 2:26 PM PST | River Flood Warning | STO | Butte, Glenn | 21 days |
| Jan 16, 3:56 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SGX | San Diego | 21 hr |
| Jan 16, 7:17 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SGX | San Diego | 17 hr |
| Jan 16, 11:47 AM PST | River Flood Warning | STO | San Joaquin | 19 hr |
| Jan 16, 11:47 AM PST | River Flood Warning | STO | Amador, El Dorado, Sacramento | 18 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:09 PM PST | River Flood Warning | LOX | Ventura | 5 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:26 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SGX | San Diego | 31 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:58 PM PST | River Flood Warning | LOX | Santa Barbara | 30 hr |
| Mar 9, 5:10 AM PST | River Flood Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 43 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:12 PM PST | River Flood Warning | STO | Amador, El Dorado, Sacramento | 21 days |
| Mar 9, 2:20 PM PST | River Flood Warning | MTR | Monterey | 30 hr |
| Mar 10, 1:10 AM PST | River Flood Warning | MTR | Napa | 8 hr |
| Mar 10, 5:16 AM PST | River Flood Warning | MTR | Monterey | 6 days |
| Mar 10, 9:43 AM PST | River Flood Warning | MTR | Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | 6 days |
| Mar 10, 10:56 AM PST | River Flood Warning | LOX | San Luis Obispo | 8 hr |
| Mar 10, 12:31 PM PST | River Flood Warning | HNX | Merced | 12 days |
| Mar 10, 12:32 PM PST | River Flood Warning | HNX | Merced | 16 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:38 PM PST | River Flood Warning | MTR | Monterey | 7 days |
| Mar 13, 9:12 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | EKA | Humboldt | 56 hr |
| Mar 13, 7:57 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | REV | Plumas | 5 days |
| Mar 13, 9:18 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | STO | Tehama | 21 days |
| Mar 13, 9:37 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | STO | Amador, El Dorado, Sacramento | 21 days |
| Mar 13, 10:35 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 29 hr |
| Mar 14, 9:20 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | STO | Tehama | 47 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:10 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | STO | Butte, Glenn | 21 days |
| Mar 14, 4:43 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 11 hr |
| Mar 14, 4:59 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | MFR | Modoc | 34 hr |
| Mar 14, 9:13 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | STO | Tehama | 28 hr |
| Mar 14, 9:13 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | STO | Tehama | 22 hr |
| Mar 14, 9:13 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | STO | Butte, Glenn | 21 days |
| Mar 17, 8:47 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | STO | San Joaquin | 21 days |
| Mar 21, 11:10 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | SGX | San Diego | 10 hr |
| Mar 21, 11:21 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | SGX | San Diego | 10 hr |
| Mar 23, 1:53 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | HNX | Merced | 15 days |
| Apr 7, 9:58 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | HNX | Merced | 3 days |
| Apr 14, 8:55 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | HNX | Merced | 3 days |
| Apr 18, 9:15 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | HNX | Merced | 72 hr |
| Apr 28, 9:06 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | HNX | Mariposa | 47 hr |
| May 14, 4:35 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | HNX | Mariposa | 12 days |
| May 17, 4:42 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | REV | Mono | 9 days |
| May 20, 9:04 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | REV | Alpine | 47 hr |
| May 20, 9:24 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | HNX | Mariposa | 5 days |
| May 27, 8:50 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | HNX | Mariposa | 11 days |
| Jun 10, 9:08 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | HNX | Mariposa | 36 hr |
| Jun 14, 9:02 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | HNX | Mariposa | 4 days |
| Jun 14, 9:05 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | HNX | Mariposa | 49 hr |
| Jun 15, 1:05 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | REV | Mono | 55 hr |
| Jun 17, 9:14 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | HNX | Mariposa | 25 hr |
| Jun 19, 8:43 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | REV | Mono | 30 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Mendocino County12
- Monterey County9
- Mariposa County8
- Merced County7
- Tehama County6
- Amador County5
- El Dorado County5
- Sacramento County5
- San Diego County5
- Sonoma County3
- Santa Clara County3
- Butte County3
- Glenn County3
- Mono County3
- San Benito County2
- Santa Cruz County2
- San Joaquin County2
- Ventura County1
- Santa Barbara County1
- Napa County1
- San Luis Obispo County1
- Humboldt County1
- Plumas County1
- Modoc County1
- Alpine County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.