Flood, Upper Trinity River
- When
- December 30, 10:00 PM PST to December 31, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- Upper Trinity River forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
Flood in California, December 30 to 31, 1996
Flooding reported along Canyon Creek and the Trinity River near Junction City. Flooded also near Carrville and Weaverville.
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS EKA wrote it up.
Flooding reported along Canyon Creek and the Trinity River near Junction City. Flooded also near Carrville and Weaverville. The driver of a car swept into Swift Creek at Trinity Center was washed away and drowned when he tried to exit the vehicle.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flood, Upper Trinity River | 1996-12-31 | 30 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Hawaii, December 30 to 31, 1996
- Dense Fog in Florida, December 30, 1996
- High Wind in Nevada, December 30, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, December 30, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, December 30 to 31, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 30 to 31, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 30 to 31, 1996
- High Wind in Oregon, December 30 to 31, 1996
- High Wind in Montana, December 30, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 30, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 30, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 30, 1996
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5582733.