Antelope Valley storm history
Storm events recorded in Antelope Valley, California between 1950 and 2025.
64
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
2
Floods
0
Deaths
$0
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
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Strong and gusty northeasterly winds impacted the Antelope Valley. Some peak gusts include: Rivera Canyon (gust 62 MPH) and Fox Field in Lancaster (gust 58 MPH).
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Strong and gusty westerly winds impacted the Antelope Valley. Some peak wind gusts from the local mesonet include: Palmdale Airport (gust 67 MPH) and Sky Vista Terrace (gust 65 MPH).
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Strong southerly winds, gusting in excess of 60 MPH, impacted the Antelope Valley in Los Angeles county. Some peak gusts from the local mesonet: Fort Tejon (gust 65 MPH), Juniper Mesa Road (gust 62 MPH) and Godde Pass (gust 62 MPH).
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Strong south to southwest winds impacted the Antelope Valley in Los Angeles county. Some peak wind gusts from the local mesonet include: Aqueduct Road (gust 71 MPH), Juniper Mesa Road (gust 64 MPH), Palmdale Airport (gust 63 MPH) and Lake Palmdale RAWS (gust 62 MPH).
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Strong and gusty southwesterly winds impacted the Antelope Valley. Some peak wind reports from the local mesonet include: Cruthers Creek (gust 80 MPH), Juniper Mesa (gust 69 MPH), Fort Tejon Road (gust 67 MPH), Palmdale Airport (gust 64 MPH) and Lake Palmdale RAWS (gust 60 MPH).
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Strong and gusty southwesterly winds impacted the Antelope Valley. Some peak wind gusts include: Juniper Mesa Road (gust 63 MPH), SCE-3480 (gust 61 MPH) and Llano (gust 59 MPH).
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Strong and gusty northwest to north winds impacted the Antelope Valley. Some peak wind gusts include: Palmdale (gust 60 MPH) and Sky Vista Terrace (gust 58 MPH).
Dust Storm Dust Storm
Strong northwest winds generated a dust storm across the Antelope Valley. Highway 14 from Avenue I to Avenue A was closed for three hours. Visibility was reduced to zero miles in blowing dust and sand.
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Strong and gusty northwest winds impacted the Antelope Valley. Wind gusts up to 60 MPH were reported with the Poppy Park RAWS reporting a gust of 60 MPH.
Wildfire Wildfire
The Soledad Fire scorched 1,525 acres in the Angeles National Forest, near the community of Aqua Dulce.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A strong winter storm brought winter storm conditions to the Antelope Valley. Snowfall totals ranged between 3 and 11 inches. With the snowfall, Highway 138 experienced closures.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy snow blanketed the Antelope Valley as snow levels dropped to around 2000 feet. Weather spotters reported between 3 and 7 inches of snowfall, both in the foothills as well as the valley floor. Significant travel issues were reported, including the closure of Highway 138.
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Gusty west winds developed across the Antelope Valley. Some peak wind reports include: Lancaster (gust 68 MPH), Palmdale (gust 58 MPH) and Lake Palmdale (gust 58 MPH).
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Strong westerly wind developed across the Antelope Valley. The ASOS at Lancaster reported a wind gust of 59 MPH.
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The RAWS sensor at Lake Palmdale reported west winds gusting to 62 MPH.
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The Lake Palmdale RAWS sensor reported westerly wind gusts between 58 and 63 MPH.
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The RAWS sensor at Poppy Park reported a wind gust of 58 MPH.
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The RAWS sensor at Poppy Park reported westerly winds, gusting to 64 MPH.
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The ASOS at Palmdale Airport reported sustained winds of 40 MPH.
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Strong and gusty southwest winds developed across the Antelope Valley. The ASOS at Palmdale Airport reported sustained winds of 46 MPH with gusts to 63 MPH.
Wildfire Wildfire
The Powerhouse Fire burned 30,274 acres of land across the Antelope Valley and mountains of Los Angeles county. The fire, which started on May 30th, was driven by the combination of very dry fuels and gusty onshore (southwesterly) winds. The fire was eventually declared contained…
Wildfire Wildfire
The Powerhouse Fire burned 30,274 acres of land across the Antelope Valley and mountains of Los Angeles county. The fire started on May 30th and burned into early June. The combination of strong onshore (southwesterly) flow and very dry fuels allowed for rapid fire spread.
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Strong and gusty westerly winds developed across the Antelope Valley. The RAWS sensor at Poppy Park reported sustained winds of 41 MPH with gusts to 60 MPH. The ASOS sensor at Palmdale reported sustained winds of 40 MPH.
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The RAWS sensor at Lake Palmdale reported west to northwest wind gusts to 60 MPH.
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Strong northwest winds developed across the Antelope Valley. Some wind reports include: Poppy Park (gusts 58 to 68 MPH), Palmdale (sustained winds 45 MPH) and Lancaster (gusts 61 to 62 MPH). Due to very dry conditions, the strong winds generated widespread areas of blowing dust a…
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The RAWS sensor at Poppy Park reported a west to northwest wind gust of 60 MPH. Along 110th Street between Avenue D and AVenue G, 50 power poles were knocked down by the gusty winds.
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A powerful late-season storm generated strong southwesterly winds across the Antelope Valley. The ASOS at Palmdale reported sustained winds of 43 MPH.
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Strong west to northwest winds were reported across the Antelope Valley. The RAWS sensor at Lake Palmdale reported a wind gust of 62 MPH while the ASOS sensors at Lancaster and Palmdale reported sustained winds between 40 and 43 MPH.
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Strong west to northwest winds were reported across the Antelope Valley. The Lancaster ASOS reported sustained winds as high as 47 MPH.
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The ASOS sensor at Lancaster reported west to northwest winds with sustained speeds between 40 and 49 MPH and gusts between 58 and 67 MPH.
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A strong mountain wave developed across the Antelope Valley, producing very strong southwesterly winds. The sensor at Valyermo reported wind gusts between 59 and 77 MPH. The RAWS sensor at Lake Palmdale reported wind gusts between 58 and 63 MPH.
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Strong and gusty west to northwest winds developed across the Antelope Valley. The Poppy Park RAWS sensor reported wind gusts to 59 MPH. The ASOS sensors at Lancaster and Palmdale reported sustained winds between 40 and 59 MPH with gusts between 59 and 68 MPH.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Winter storm conditions developed across the Antelope Valley as snow levels fell to the valley floor. Numerous reports from the public indicated widespread snowfall totals between 3 and 6 inches with local amounts as high as 8 inches reported in the city of Palmdale.
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Strong west to northwest winds developed across the Antelope Valley. An automated sensor near the intersection of Highway 14 and Avenue D reported westerly winds gusting to 66 MPH. A RAWS sensor at Poppy Park reported a wind gust of 61 MPH.
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Strong west to northwest winds developed across the Antelope Valley. The ASOS sensor at Lancaster reported sustained winds between 41 and 45 MPH.
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Strong and gusty south winds associated with an approaching winter storm affected the Antelope Valley. The Saddleback Butte RAWS sensor reported south winds gusting to 71 MPH.
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Strong and gusty south winds associated with an approaching winter storm affected the Antelope Valley. The Lake Palmdale RAWS sensor reported south winds gusting to 61 MPH while the sensor at Valyermo reported south winds gusting to 60 MPH.
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A trained weather spotter in Palmdale reported sustained northwest winds of 45 MPH.
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Strong and gusty southwest winds were reported in the foothills of the Antelope Valley. The Lake Palmdale RAWS sensor reported wind gusts as high as 63 MPH while the sensor at Valyermo reported wind gusts to 58 MPH.
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Strong northwesterly winds were reported across the Antelope Valley. The ASOS sensors at both Palmdale and Lancaster reported sustained winds between 45 and 50 MPH. The strong winds produced areas of blowing dust and sand which greatly reduced visibilities across sections of the …
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The RAWS sensor at Poppy Park reported a westerly wind gust of 58 MPH.
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The RAWS sensor at Lake Palmdale reported a northwest wind gust of 60 MPH.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A very cold early-season storm brought heavy snow and gusty northeast winds to the Antelope Valley. With snow levels down to around 1500 feet, all areas across the Antelope Valley received significant snowfall. Llano reported 22 inches of snowfall while Lake Los Angeles and Palmd…
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The RAWS sensor at Poppy Park reported a westerly wind gust of 58 mph.
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The Poppy Park RAWS sensor reported westerly wind gusts between 58 and 61 mph.
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An automated sensor at Valyermo reported south to southwest winds gusting to 73 mph.
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The Lake Palmdale RAWS sensor reported sustained winds between 45 and 49 mph with gusts to 65 mph.
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Strong and gusty westerly winds developed across the Antelope Valley. An RAWS sensor at Lake Palmdale reported wind gusts up to 61 mph.
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Strong and gusty westerly winds developed across the Antelope Valley. An RAWS sensor at Lake Palmdale reported wind gusts up to 67 mph.
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A weather spotter in the Antelope Valley reported southerly winds gusting to 80 mph.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |