Event Details
Disaster Type
flooding
Start Date
Dec. 26, 2022
End Date
March 19, 2023
Cost
$4.50B
Deaths
22
Affected States
Affected States
Unaffected States
Description
Numerous atmospheric rivers in continuous succession caused severe flooding, record snowfall and copious rainfall that significantly reduced drought deficits across California, between late-December and March 2023. Flooding impacted many homes, businesses, levees, agriculture and other infrastructure particularly across central California.