Debris Flow in California, October 31, 2014

Name: Debris Flow in California, October 31, 2014
Start: 2014-10-31T22:22
End: 2014-10-31T23:30
Location: California

October 31, 2014 · NWS LOX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A powerful early-season winter storm moves across Southwestern California on Halloween night. 00.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
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 LOX wrote it up.

A powerful early-season winter storm moves across Southwestern California on Halloween night. The storm produced some significant rainfall with amounts in the coastal areas ranging from 0.25 to 1.50 while the mountains received up to 2.00. In the Camarillo area, near the Springs burn scar, a mud/debris flow occurred. Otherwise just some minor nuisance flooding was reported.

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Event by event

1 debris flow. Local standard time, as filed.

Debris Flow, Ventura

When: October 31, 10:22 PM PST to 11:30 PM PST
Where: Ventura County, 3.13 mi ESE of Camarillo to 3.28 mi ESE of Camarillo
Cause: Heavy Rain / Burn Area
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 34.199, -118.982

Moderate showers produced a mud and debris flow on the 6400 block of San Como Lane in the community of Camarillo. The debris flow occurred near the burn scar of the Springs Fire. Two homes were damaged by mud and one man was trapped for some time in waist-deep mud.

What these are

Debris Flow: A fast-moving slurry of mud, rock and debris, usually on a slope soaked by heavy rain or stripped by a fire.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 544619.