Flood, Madera
- When
- January 26, 12:06 PM PST to 9:30 PM PST
- Where
- Madera County, Coursegold
- Coordinates
- 37.218, -119.763 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in California, January 26, 1997
Small stream flooding in many CA Zone 22 streams and ponding of water in low lying areas on the adjacent San Joaquin Valley Floor (CA Zone 20). Spotter reports indicated some flooding in the Coursegold area from Coursegold Creek near Road 207.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- 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 HNX wrote it up.
Small stream flooding in many CA Zone 22 streams and ponding of water in low lying areas on the adjacent San Joaquin Valley Floor (CA Zone 20). Spotter reports indicated some flooding in the Coursegold area from Coursegold Creek near Road 207. In addition, on the San Joaquin Valley floor, Cottonwood Creek west of Highway 99 to Highway, Coursegold Creek near Road 207 in Eastern Madera County. This flooding continued on the San Joaquin Valley floor until 0600 PST, Monday, January 27th.
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
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 26 to 27, 1997
- Flash Flood in California, January 26, 1997
- Flash Flood in California, January 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 26 to 27, 1997
- High Wind in Wyoming, January 26, 1997
- Flash Flooding in California, January 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 26, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, January 26 to 27, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 26 to 28, 1997
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, January 26, 1997
- Flash Flood in California, January 26, 1997
- Flash Flood in California, January 26, 1997
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: 5587194.