Catastrophes in California

California drenched by storm system
1/22/09 1:17 PM

A system of storms pummeled the California coastline January 17 through January 22, 2010 and consisted of heavy rainfall, lightning, hail and strong winds of up to 80 MPH. The rain has saturated the ground and resulted in some flooding. Additionally, in areas where vegetation was burned off during the last few wildfire seasons, the ground has become unstable causing officials to evacuate some locations. This system has primarily resulted in damaged roofs and siding, broken windows and flooded homes and vehicles. The counties with the heaviest reported impact are: Shasta, Sacramento, Solano, San Mateo, Fresno, Tulare, Kern, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and San Diego.

A powerful wind and rain storm pummeled California
12/15/09 8:20 PM

A powerful wind and rain storm pummeled California beginning December 7 and continued through December 9, 2009. During the storm the temperatures plummeted resulting in frozen pipes that when thawed burst. Additionally, the storm’s have rains and strong storms downed trees and tree limbs on to homes and drove water into homes resulting is structural and surface damages. The wind also damaged roofing , fencing and siding materials. Damages are scattered across the state, but more concentrated in the counties of El Dorado, Sacramento, Tuolumne, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and San Diego.

California Wildfires - Station Fire
8/31/09

The wildfire that began in the La Canada-Flintridge area of Los Angeles County, California Wednesday August 26, 2009 grew to thousands of acres and spread in all directions resulting in mandatory evacuations of more than 10,000 homes.

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