A new round of rain storms brought more flooding problems to the north bay area. 5 per hour the last two hours.
Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS MTR wrote it up.
A new round of rain storms brought more flooding problems to the north bay area. Sonoma County has received 1 to 1 1/2 inches of rain the last three hours and rain rates continued at .3 to .5 per hour the last two hours. The main front is expected in 3 to 4 hours and moderate to heavy rain will occur during this time.
The Sacramento radar (KDAX), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:00 UTC.
9 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A mudslide sent a river of mud 5 feet wide by 3 feet deep into a home on Richardson Drive in Marin. There were no injuries. The Lagunitas Creek and Walker Creek showed continuous increases in streamflow during the warning period.
The Napa River near St. Helena showed sharp rises during the warning period and rose above flood stage at 915 PST. The Napa River near Napa showed steady rises during the warning period.
The Russian River near Healdsburg continued to rise during the warning period and rose above flood stage at 1140 PST.
The San Lorenzo Creek, the Alameda Creek and Dry Creek all showed moderate increases in stream flow during the warning period. The Castro Valley Creek showed sharp increases in stream flow.
At about 1140 PST, a section of hillside collapsed and the mudslide closed Highway 1 at Devils Slide. The Pilarcitos Creek and the Pescadero Creek showed sharp rises in stream flow during the warning period.
The Arroyo Hondo Creek near San Jose, the Saratoga Creek at Saratoga, the Guadalupe River at San Jose, the Matadero Creek at Palo Alto, and the San Francisquito Creek at Stanford University all showed moderate increases in streamflow during the warning period.
The Carbonera Creek at Scotts Valley, the San Lorenzo River at Santa Cruz, Soquel Creek at Soquel, and the Corralitos Creek at Freedom all showed sharp increases in stream flow during the warning period. The Pajaro River at Chittenden showed moderate increases in stream flow.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in California, January 1997
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: 5623347, 5623348, 5623349, 5623350, 5623351, 5623352, 5623353, 5623354, 5623355.