California, 2000

Heavy Rain in California, February 26 to 27, 2000

February 26 to 27, 2000 · NWS STO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Heavy rain was responsible for a landslide along Interstate 5 north of Redding. The landslide quickly covered the southbound lanes and caused a single automobile accident.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
$10,000
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.

Heavy rain was responsible for a landslide along Interstate 5 north of Redding. The landslide quickly covered the southbound lanes and caused a single automobile accident.

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Event by event

1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Shasta

When
February 26, 3:35 PM PST to February 27, 9:35 AM PST
Where
Shasta County, 10 mi N of Redding
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
40.764, -122.040 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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: 5132677.