Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - CIG

CALIFORNIA, North Centralhighest rating.Shasta CountyBurneyEl Dorado CountyAmerican RiverSacramento CountyWiltonYuba CountyArbogaSan Joaquin CountyTracyCAZ013-068>069Colusa CountyLadogaButte CountyPalermoYolo CountyEspartoSacramento CountySacramentoButte CountyChicoButte CountyButte Creek CanyonStorm Data and Unusual Weather PhenomenaTimeLocal/PathLengthPathWidthNumber ofPersonsEstimatedDamageLocation Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm01 0600PST1 0Flash Flood1600PSTFlooding due to snow melt and heavy rain on Burney Creek swept a vehicle off the road, drowning the driver. M36VE01 0900PST0 0 10MFlash Flood1900PSTHeavy rains and melting snow caused flooding and a massive mudslide near the town of Kyburz. US route 50, the main routefrom California to the south Lake Tahoe area, was closed for 17 days due to the mudslide and additional washouts. Numeroushomes, cabins, resorts, and bridges sustained heavy damage or were destroyed completely. Small communities were isolated andwithout power for several days afterward.02 1200PST1 0 2.4MFlash Flood2200PSTThe heavy rains brought the Cosumnes River to record flows above designed limits for the protective levees. Twenty breaksoccurred, with the largest near the town of Wilton in the southern end of the county. The surging floodwaters inundated 33,000acres of cropland and 84 homes. Emergency workers effected several roof-top and car-top rescues by boat and helicopter. Thesingle death occurred at the Cosumnes River bridge near the town of McConnel. M26VE02032030PST0230PST3 0Flash FloodA large levee break on the Feather River occurred as river flows equaled or exceeded the design parameters for the levee system.The results were 900 flooded homes and many people stranded on the roofs of homes and other high areas. Emergency crewsmade numerous boat and helicopter rescues during the morning of the 3rd. F55VE, M86PH, F85VE10 1420PST0 0Flash Flood2200PSTA levee on the Thom Paine Slough broke, forcing some residents of the city of Tracy to evacuateShasta Lake/North Shasta County - Mt Shasta/Western Plumas County - West Slope Northern SierraNevada/Sierra County South20 0001PST0 0Winter Storm22 2300PSTA winter storm left two to three feet of snow at elevations as low as 3,000 feet in the Shasta-Cascades region (Burney Basin) andfour to five feet at Donner Summit. The snow was enough to shut down Interstate 80 and US highway 50 for much of the 22nd.11,000 homes and businesses lost power in Plumas County, 5000 homes and businesses in eastern Shasta County, and 10,500customers in the tri-county region of Tuolumne/Calaveras/Amador Counties.22 1000PST1500PSTOverflow from Indian Creek damaged six houses.22 1300PST0 01700PSTHeavy rains brought two small creeks in the town above their banks, damaging 10 homes.22 1300PST0 01900PSTFlooding from Lamb Valley Slough damaged several businesses and homes.00Flash FloodFlash FloodFlash Flood22 1400PST0 0 1.5MFlash Flood2000PSTLocalized heavy rain brought Chicken Ranch Slough out of its banks, flooding the Arden-Arcade area of the city. At least 1,000homes and apartment buildings were flooded.22 1400PST0 0Flash Flood1800PSTFlooding damaged 20 homes as heavy rains overflowed in more urbanized areas and along the city's creeks.221400PST1800PST16 2300Flash FloodJanuary 1997