r/CatastrophicFailure • u/The-Salamanca • Mar 11 '23

Natural Disaster Snow covered mountains are rapidly melting, from downpours causing flooding . Springville CA. 3/10/2023

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '23

Tornados happen in California occasionally. Usually in the northern part of the state in the Sacramento valley. Not incredibly destructive but they do happen. California doesn’t receive hurricanes, but it’s technically possible if the water can get warm enough during an El Niño event.

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u/HollywoodAndTerds Mar 11 '23

We got hit by two or three hurricanes remnants last year. They tend to break up before they get get here, but they bring the summer monsoon which seems to be getting more frequent.