California, 2025

Flash Flood in California, November 21, 2025

November 21, 2025 · NWS VEF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

The last in a series of low pressure systems moving in from the Pacific brought isolated flooding.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2,000
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 VEF wrote it up.

The last in a series of low pressure systems moving in from the Pacific brought isolated flooding.

The radar

The San Joaquin Valley radar (KHNX), 140 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:40 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Inyo

When
November 21, 6:40 AM PST to 8:00 AM PST
Where
Inyo County, 2.97 mi SSE of Independence to 2.98 mi SSE of Independence
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
36.763, -118.172

Mud and rocks were over Highway 395 near mile marker 70.

What these are

Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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

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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: 1296790.