 The South Yuba River at Highway 49 floods after heavy rain on January 9, 2017. The flow is about 25,000 cubic feet per second (710 m3/s), more than 40 times the normal rate. | |
| Date | January 7 – February 22, 2017[1][2] |
|---|---|
| Location | California Nevada |
| Deaths | At least 5 directly[3] |
| Property damage | >$1.55 billion
($1,926,663,046 today[4]) [3][2][5] |
Flooding in 2017 affected parts of California in the first half of the year. Northern California saw its wettest winter in almost a century, breaking the record set in 1982–83.[6] The same storm systems also flooded parts of western Nevada and southern Oregon. The damage was estimated at $1.55 billion ($1,926,663,046 today[4]),[3] including damage to California roads and highways estimated at more than $1.05 billion.[7][5]
The flooding occurred at the end of one of California's worst droughts on record, and much of the state was unprepared to handle the huge volume of rain and snow. The precipitation helped to refill surface water supplies, including many major lakes and reservoirs, but had limited impact on groundwater reserves.[8] Governor Jerry Brown declared the drought officially over on April 4, 2017.[9]
- ^ "Winter Storm Iras Recap". The Weather Company, LLC. January 10, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- ^ a b Linda Lam (October 31, 2017). "16 Billion-Dollar Disasters Have Impacted the U.S. This Year, Tying an All-Time Record, Thanks to the California Wildfires". The Weather Company, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ a b c Doyle Rice; Jim Sergent; George Petras; Janet Loehrke (October 18, 2017). "2017 could tie record for billion-dollar disasters in a year. Here's why". USA Today Weather. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ a b 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ a b "California's Big Sur's $54 Million 'Catastrophic Landslide' a Result of Drought Followed by Deluge, Scientists Say". The Weather Company. February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Parvini, Sarah (April 13, 2017). "Northern California gets its wettest winter in nearly a century". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- ^ Wamsley, Laurel (May 25, 2017). "'Mother Of All Landslides' In Big Sur Buries Section Of California's Highway 1". National Public Radio. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- ^ Miller, Craig (June 13, 2017). "4 Things You Should Know About California's Biggest Reservoir". KQED. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- ^ "California's drought is officially over, Gov. Jerry Brown says". CBS News. Associated Press. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
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