Yes, if you carry Comprehensive coverage. Comprehensive covers flood, fire, falling trees, hail, and theft.
Liability-only policies, including California’s minimum coverage, don’t pay for damage to your own car. Flood- and fire-damaged vehicles are often declared a total loss, and Comprehensive pays the car’s actual cash value minus your deductible. Your homeowners and flood insurance policies don’t cover vehicles.
Before a big atmospheric river storm or during a wildfire evacuation, move vehicles to higher ground or out of the area if you can do so safely, take photos, and never drive through flooded roads.
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