Flood, Santa Barbara
- When
- October 26, 3:22 PM PST
- Where
- Santa Barbara County, Santa Barbara
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.538, -120.031 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in California, October 26, 2000
Heavy rain produced urban flooding across southern sections of Santa Barbara County. Street flooding was reported in the communities of Santa Barbara and Montecito.
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.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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 LOX wrote it up.
Heavy rain produced urban flooding across southern sections of Santa Barbara County. Street flooding was reported in the communities of Santa Barbara and Montecito.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Santa Barbara
- When
- October 26, 4:12 PM PST
- Where
- Santa Barbara County, Montecito
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.538, -120.031 (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.
The same day elsewhere
- Dense Fog in Ohio, October 26, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Oklahoma, October 26, 2000
- Dense Fog in Michigan, October 26, 2000
- Dense Fog in Maryland, October 26, 2000
- Dense Fog in Delaware, October 26, 2000
- Hail in Wisconsin, October 26, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, October 26, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, October 26, 2000
- Flash Flood in South Dakota, October 26, 2000
- Heavy Snow in California, October 26 to 27, 2000
- Flood in Hawaii, October 26, 2000
- Flood in Hawaii, October 26, 2000
More
Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, October 2000
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5161368, 5161369.