The atmospheric river, created by plumes of tropical moisture, broke records in a large swath of northwestern California - especially parts of Sonoma and Marin counties.
Santa Rosa experienced 12.45 inches of rain, marking its greatest rainfall in a three-day period in recorded history, amounting to about one-third of the town's yearly average.
National Weather Service calls that a 1-in-1,000-year event. Models calculate that there’s only a 0.1% chance of getting that much rain.
Flooding claimed the life of a driver in west Sonoma County near the Russian River town of Rio Nido, emphasizing the storm’s deadly impact.
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