Flood, San Francisco
- When
- February 3, 5:00 AM PST to February 5, 9:00 AM PST
- Where
- San Francisco forecast zone
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 37.778, -122.442 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in California, February 3 to 5, 1996
A Pacific storm with abundant subtropical moisture brought more than 2 inches of water to the Sacramento area, causing widespread urban and small stream flooding. Winds to 35 mph downed trees, damaged a few homes and caused a number of power outages.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- 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 STO wrote it up.
A Pacific storm with abundant subtropical moisture brought more than 2 inches of water to the Sacramento area, causing widespread urban and small stream flooding. Winds to 35 mph downed trees, damaged a few homes and caused a number of power outages. Heaviest hit counties were Solano, Yolo, and Sacramento.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Cold in Virginia, February 3 to 6, 1996
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, February 3, 1996
- Cold in South Carolina, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Ice Storm in Oregon, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Texas, February 3 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Georgia, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Cold in North Carolina, February 3 to 6, 1996
- Cold in Alabama, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Avalanche and Flood in Alaska, February 3 to 10, 1996
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, February 3, 1996
- Cold in Georgia, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 3, 1996
More
Every storm in California in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in California, February 1996
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: 5537537.