An atmospheric river spread across northern California and produced heavy rain that led to localized flooding.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS EKA wrote it up.
An atmospheric river spread across northern California and produced heavy rain that led to localized flooding.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Eureka, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 15, 3:08 PM PST, 11 hours 52 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Eureka CA 926 AM PST Tue Jan 15 2019 CAZ106>108-110>113-161730- Southern Humboldt Interior-Northern Trinity-Southern Trinity- Northwestern Mendocino Interior-Northeastern Mendocino Interior- Southwestern Mendocino Interior-Southeastern Mendocino Interior- 926 AM PST Tue Jan 15 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest California. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected through tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. A Wind Advisory is currently in effect. A Flood Watch is currently in effect. A Wind Advisory is in effect for exposed high terrain of northeast Mendocino and Trinity county above 2,500 feet, and for the remainder of inland northwest California above 1,500 feet. Snow levels around 4,000 feet over Trinity County with showery precipitation may result in locally heavy snowfall over Scott Mountain Summit on Highway 3 today and tonight. A large, powerful storm system will bring strong winds and heavy rain Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night. Snow levels will fall to around 4,000 feet on Thursday with more snowfall for Scott Mountain summit, and perhaps some of the higher passes on Highway 36. Heavy rain Wednesday night will result in sharp rises on main stem rivers as well as smaller streams and creeks through Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. For further details please refer to NOAA Weather Radio or weather.gov/eureka. CAZ101-103-161730- Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast- 926 AM PST Tue Jan 15 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest California. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected through tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. A large, powerful storm system will bring gusty winds and heavy rain Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night. High surf will likely result in hazardous beach conditions and possibly minor coastal flooding by Thursday. A slight chance of thunderstorms will be possible from Wednesday evening through Thursday afternoon. Small hail will also be possible from Wednesday night through Thursday afternoon, with at least heavy downpours likely with stronger showers. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. For further details please refer to NOAA Weather Radio or weather.gov/eureka. CAZ102-105-161730- Del Norte Interior-Northern Humboldt Interior- 926 AM PST Tue Jan 15 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest California. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. A Wind Advisory is currently in effect. A Wind Advisory is in effect for exposed high terrain of northeast Mendocino and Trinity county above 2,500 feet, and for the remainder of inland northwest California above 1,500 feet. Snow levels around 4,000 feet over Trinity County with showery precipitation may result in locally heavy snowfall over Scott Mountain Summit on Highway 3 today and tonight. A large, powerful storm system will bring strong winds and heavy rain Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night. Snow levels will fall to around 4,000 feet on Thursday with more snowfall for Scott Mountain summit, and perhaps some of the higher passes on Highway 36. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. For further details please refer to NOAA Weather Radio or weather.gov/eureka. CAZ104-109-161730- Southwestern Humboldt-Mendocino Coast- 926 AM PST Tue Jan 15 2019 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest California. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. A Flood Watch is currently in effect. A large, powerful storm system will bring gusty winds and heavy rain Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night. High surf will likely result in hazardous beach conditions and possibly minor coastal flooding by Thursday. A slight chance of thunderstorms will be possible from Wednesday evening through Thursday afternoon. Small hail will also be possible from Wednesday night through Thursday afternoon, with at least heavy downpours likely with stronger showers. Heavy rain Wednesday night will result in sharp rises on main stem rivers as well as smaller streams and creeks through Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. For further details please refer to NOAA Weather Radio or weather.gov/eureka.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 flood, 2 heavy rain, 2 winter weather, 2 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
CHP reports roadway flooding occurred on Old River Road south of Talmage.
Forty-Eight hour storm total rainfall from mesonet station HONC1.
Highway 175 near Hopland was closed due to flooding.
Highway 128 was closed near highway 1 due to flooding of the Navarro River.
Three inches of snow reported on Titlow Hill Road. No elevation was given.
Four inches of snow on Blair Road. No elevation given.
Avenue of the Giants at mile-marker 41.2 was closed due to flooding.
Roadway flooded at the intersection of Avenue of the Giants and Lum Street.
Heavy rainfall accumulation of 4.5 inches. Thunder occasionally heard during the rain event.
CHP reported flooding on Highway 199 along the west shoulder and northbound lane.
CHP reported roadway flooding at the Highway 101 Benbow offramp.
Photo was sent to the NWS in Eureka showing damage to a sidewalk and parking lot due to high surf. High surf also moved a large rock sea barrier farther inland.
Eight houses were damaged along Lower Pacific Drive in Shelter Cove. Damage severity varied among the houses. Numerous windows and glass doors were broken leading to water entering some of the structures. Fences and decks were destroyed, and propane tanks were dislodged from their mountings.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in California, January 2019
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: 800796, 802184, 802185, 802186, 802188, 802189, 802190, 802191, 802192, 802193, 800792, 802187, 802183.