Two possibly better links: https://weatherwest.com/archives/16626 https://weatherwest.com/archives/16626 https://www.usgs.gov/programs/science-application-for-r

Two possibly better links: https://weatherwest.com/archives/16626 https://weatherwest.com/archives/16626 https://www.usgs.gov/programs/science-application-for-risk-reduction/science/arkstorm-scenario#overview https://www.usgs.gov/programs/science-application-for-risk-r... From a previous discussion on here, there were major floods in the Central valley in 1950. There is a USGS report here including some impressive pictures of the flooding despite the poor image quality. https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/wsp1137F https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/wsp1137F The flood was caused by a series of wet, warm storms without enough time for the watersheds to absorb the rain like the scenario described in the original link.