Storm Surge in California, December 23 to 24, 2003

Name: Storm Surge in California, December 23 to 24, 2003
Start: 2003-12-23T09:51
End: 2003-12-24T12:39
Location: California

December 23 to 24, 2003 · NWS EKA · 2 events in 1 county or zone

High tide combined with storm surge caused coastal flooding in the community of King Salmon. About 30 homes sustained some level of flood damage.

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.

High tide combined with storm surge caused coastal flooding in the community of King Salmon. About 30 homes sustained some level of flood damage.

Event by event

2 storm surge/tide. Local standard time, as filed.

Storm Surge/Tide, Redwood Coast

When: December 23, 9:51 AM PST to 11:51 AM PST
Where: Redwood Coast forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Storm Surge/Tide, Redwood Coast

When: December 24, 10:39 AM PST to 12:39 PM PST
Where: Redwood Coast forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

What these are

Storm Surge/Tide: Water pushed ashore above the normal tide by a storm’s winds and low pressure.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in California in 2003 Every state in 2003 This day in weather history Warnings in California, December 2003 The 2003 hurricane season

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: 5379954, 5379955.