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Joshua Tree National Park County, California

Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2008 and 2012, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.

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Tornado reports
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Hail reports
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Floods since 1996
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All events
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Deaths
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Property damage

Year by year

20082012
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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.

August 22, 2011 · Joshua Tree National Park, California
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat2 deaths
Strong high pressure developed over southeast California during late August, and led to excessive heat across Joshua Tree National Park beginning on Monday August 22nd. High temperatures across the east end of the park climbed well in excess of 100 degrees Monday, and peaked abov…
February 15, 2012 · Joshua Tree National Park, California
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A powerful, cold and wet Pacific low pressure system moved into southeast California during the afternoon hours on February 15th, bringing widespread rain showers to Joshua Tree National Park. The rain turned to snow by late evening, and locally heavy snow was observed across the…
February 3, 2008 · Joshua Tree National Park, California
High Wind High Wind
Southwest winds gusted to 72 mph near the west entrance to Joshua Tree National Park. Winds peaked at 63 mph at Twenty-nine Palms MCAS.
Events by year, as a table
YearEventsTornadoes
201210
201110
200810