Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2004 and 2016, 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
6
All events
0
Deaths
$1.0M
Property damage
Year by year
20042016
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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 30, 2016 · Lower Colorado River Valley, California
Gusty outflow winds, triggered by convection that occurred earlier in the night over western Arizona, moved through the lower Colorado River valley early in the morning hours on July 30th. The winds, gusting in excess of 40 mph at times, stirred up dense amounts of blowing dust a…
May 16, 2015 · Lower Colorado River Valley, California
An unseasonably strong upper level low pressure system led to wet conditions along the lower Colorado River valley during the morning hours on May 16th. As a result, patchy and locally dense fog developed which affected the airport at Blythe California. At 0552PST the ASOS weathe…
July 6, 2014 · Lower Colorado River Valley, California
Strong thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon hours across southwest Arizona, and they generated strong gusty easterly outflow winds in excess of 40 mph. The gusty winds spread into portions of the lower Colorado River valley, including Blythe, and created dust storm c…
June 28, 2013 · Lower Colorado River Valley, California
A very strong upper level high pressure system was situated across the desert southwest in late June, 2013, and it lead to excessive heat along the lower Colorado River Valley of southeast California. According to the Blythe ASOS, high temperatures reached or exceeded 115 degrees…
January 12, 2013 · Lower Colorado River Valley, California
A very cold airmass settled in across southeastern California during the day on Friday, January 11th, and it lingered into the morning hours on Monday January 14th. As a result, a Freeze Warning was issued for the lower Colorado River Valley beginning Friday evening continuing th…
February 18, 2004 · Lower Colorado River Valley, California
Dense blowing dust and sand spread across the area reducing visibility to less than a quarter mile at times. Winds gusted to 48 mph in Imperial between 7 and 8 pm.
Events by year, as a table
Year
Events
Tornadoes
2016
1
0
2015
1
0
2014
1
0
2013
2
0
2004
1
0
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