California, 1999

Flooding in California, February 9, 1999

February 9, 1999 · NWS EKA · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

The Navarro River flooded Highway 128 from the mouth to about 10 miles upstream. The Russian River near Hopland flooded Highway 175 and surrounding fields.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

The Navarro River flooded Highway 128 from the mouth to about 10 miles upstream. The Russian River near Hopland flooded Highway 175 and surrounding fields.

Event by event

2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Mendocino Coast

When
February 9, 4:00 AM PST to 12:30 PM PST
Where
Mendocino Coast forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER

Flood, Mendocino Interior

When
February 9, 4:00 AM PST to 12:30 PM PST
Where
Mendocino Interior forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER

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

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: 5688346, 5688347.