1 million SoCal homes have flash flood risk

February’s soaking from twin atmospheric rivers should serve as a reminder that despite Southern California’s legendary great weather, roughly one in five local houses have long-term risks of flash flood damage.

My trusty spreadsheet reviewed real estate risk measurements by CoreLogic, which tells us that 1.1 million residential structures – single-family or multifamily – in the six-county region have at least a moderate risk of suffering damage from flash floods. That hazard is defined as “when precipitation rates are greater than the speed at which water drains into the ground surface.”

That means flooding dangers are faced by 21% of all local housing, according to this math.

Flash flooding is a particularly urban risk because abnormally large rainfalls often have nowhere to go in heavily concreted landscapes. Streets can overflow with rain, creating damage much like a creek could. Plus, the region’s hilly terrains create additional flood risks.

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