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Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1998 and 2006, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.

0
Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
0
Floods since 1996
18
All events
1
Deaths
$170K
Property damage

Year by year

19982006
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All storm eventsTornadoes

NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.

Most significant events

The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.

July 15, 2002 · C Riverside, California
Heat Heat1 death, 1 injury
August 12, 2006 · C Riverside, California
Wildfire Wildfire
The Creek Fire burned 300 acres of grass and desert brush near the unincorporated community of Snow Creek. No structures were burned and no injuries were reported.
July 10, 2005 · C Riverside, California
Heat Heat
April 7, 2005 · C Riverside, California
Strong Wind Strong Wind
A wind gust of 52 mph was recorded at Thermal Airport. Blowing dust reduced visibility to less than one quarter mile and led to a 12-car pileup in La Quinta.
January 11, 2005 · C Riverside, California
Strong Wind Strong Wind
December 1, 2004 · C Riverside, California
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
January 5, 2004 · C Riverside, California
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
May 31, 2003 · C Riverside, California
Heat Heat1 injury
May 20, 2002 · C Riverside, California
Dust Storm Dust Storm
May 7, 2002 · C Riverside, California
Dust Storm Dust Storm
February 17, 2002 · C Riverside, California
Dust Storm Dust Storm
September 30, 2001 · C Riverside, California
Dust Storm Dust Storm
August 17, 2001 · C Riverside, California
Dust Storm Dust Storm
June 3, 2001 · C Riverside, California
High Wind High Wind
April 28, 2000 · C Riverside, California
High Wind High Wind1 injury
April 8, 1999 · C Riverside, California
High Wind High Wind
Minor power outages and wind damage were observed in the La Quinta area.
January 21, 1999 · C Riverside, California
High Wind High Wind
September 9, 1998 · C Riverside, California
Dust Storm Dust Storm4 injuries
A severe thunderstorm moving through the eastern part of Riverside County, generated a gust front that moved through southeastern portions of the Coachella Valley. Winds gusting to at least 35 mph picked up considerable amounts of dust and sand, reducing visibility to near zero f…
Events by year, as a table
YearEventsTornadoes
200610
200530
200420
200310
200240
200130
200010
199920
199810