Heavy Rain, Marin
- When
- January 1, 3:00 AM PST to 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- Marin County, Carte Madera
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.055, -122.749 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in California, January 1 to 3, 2002
While no river flooding or flash flooding occurred there was widespread urban and small stream flooding particularly in the Northern part of the area. The Russian river at Healdsburg n Sonoma county went to monitor stage and the Napa fiver in Napa County rose to just below monitor stage at St Helena.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- $500,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 MTR wrote it up.
The storms of the first through the third of January brought 3 to 5 inches of rain to the forecast area.While no river flooding or flash flooding occurred there was widespread urban and small stream flooding particularly in the Northern part of the area. The Russian river at Healdsburg n Sonoma county went to monitor stage and the Napa fiver in Napa County rose to just below monitor stage at St Helena. A number of large older trees were felled due to the saturated ground. One to two inches of snow fell in vicinity of Petuluma in the Sonoma Valley in Sonoma County. This is quite a rare event on 01/28/02
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Napa
- When
- January 1, 3:00 AM PST to 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- Napa County, Central Portion
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.507, -122.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Sonoma
- When
- January 1, 3:00 AM PST to January 3, 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- Sonoma County, Guerneville
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.525, -122.922 (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.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Mississippi, January 1 to 2, 2002
- Drought in New Jersey, January 1 to 31, 2002
- Drought in Georgia, January 1 to 31, 2002
- Drought in New York, January 1 to 31, 2002
- Winter Storm in Louisiana, January 1 to 2, 2002
- Drought in Pennsylvania, January 1 to 31, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Texas, January 1, 2002
- Drought in Texas, January 1 to 31, 2002
- Drought in New Jersey, January 1 to 31, 2002
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 1, 2002
- Drought in Maryland, January 1 to 31, 2002
- Winter Storm in Mississippi, January 1 to 2, 2002
More
Every storm in California in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in California, January 2002
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5281351, 5281352, 5281353.