California, 1999

Flooding in California, March 24 to 25, 1999

March 24 to 25, 1999 · NWS EKA · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Many roads were closed as streams and small rivers spilled their banks.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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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.

Many roads were closed as streams and small rivers spilled their banks.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Mendocino

When
March 24, 3:00 PM PST to March 25, 10:00 AM PST
Where
Mendocino County, Countywide
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
39.434, -123.432 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Humboldt

When
March 24, 3:00 PM PST to March 25, 10:00 AM PST
Where
Humboldt County, Countywide
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates
40.705, -123.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

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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: 5692021, 5692022.