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Mono County, California
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1980 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Tornado reports
10
Hail reports
24
Floods since 1996
915
All events
8
Deaths
$6.6M
Property damage
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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.
Two ski patrollers working avalanche mitigation on Lincoln Mountain at the Mammoth Mountain ski resort were injured and transported to hospitals due to an avalanche. One of the ski patrollers died on Sunday Dec. 28 after being seriously injured in the avalanche from Friday Dec. 2…
Mountain View Fire near Walker and Coleville, CA associated with prolonged period of wind gusts over 70 MPH with peak measurement of 92 MPH at a Liberty Utilities mesonet south of Topaz Lake. 20,385 Acres. From media over 90 structures destroyed and one fatality.
California Highway Patrol stated that a GMC pickup driven by a male was heading south on US 395 near Green Creek Road when it lost control on the snow covered roadway and overturned into Virginia Creek. Authorities say both passengers were able to get out of the truck as it start…
Strong winds blowing from west to east across June Lake caused very choppy waters on the 15th. Five males (none wearing life jackets) were in a boat which capsized, causing the death of three of the males. Two of the men reached shore and were treated and released. The three vict…
There were 2 main periods of snow with this slow moving storm, with one period from late evening on the 19th to the morning of the 20th and the second period about 24 hours later. Much more snow fell west of highway 395 than along and east, with storm totals of 2.5 to 3.5 feet ne…
An avalanche at Mammoth Mountain occurred at approximately 1015PST on 3 March during a avalanche hazard mitigation search performed by the area ski patrol. The snow slid down down a steep run and funneled into a narrow chute named Upper Dry Creek before coming to a stop a the bas…
A ranger at Bodie State Park reported damage to a few of their historic buildings. Estimated wind gust was 61 mph.
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Mesonet station 616SE SCE Sherwin Hill East measured a wind gust of 61 mph. Also, mesonet station C3GDP Glider Point measured a wind gust of 61 mph.
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Mesonet station 306SE SCE Holiday Cg. measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 50 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Mammoth Mountain Ski Base reported 12 to 16 inches of snow. Also, CO-OP observer LEVC1 Lee Vining measured 5.3 inches of snow.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Mammoth Mountain Ski Base reported 14 inches of snow in 24 hours, and a storm total of 39 inches. June Mountain Ski Base reported 9 inches of snow in 24 hours with a storm total of 24 inches. Lastly, CoCoRaHs station CA-MN-5 1 SW Toms Pace measured 5.5 inches.
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Mesonet station MTH03 1.7 S Mammoth Mountain measured a wind gust of 97 mph. Also, RAWS XMLC1 Mill Canyon measured a wind gust of 70 mph. Lastly, mesonet station SE410 0.7 NW Twin Lakes measured a wind gust to 65 mph.
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Mesonet station MTH01 Chair 1 Top measured a wind gust of 113 mph. Also, MTH02 1.5 SE Mammoth Mountain measured a gust of 77 mph. Finally, AWOS station KMMH Mammoth June Lake Airport measured a gust of 55 mph.
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A semi-trailer overturned 5 miles NNW of Lee Vining, blocking the northbound lanes of US-395. In addition, mesonet station SE511 Sce-2508 recorded a wind gust of 87 mph. Mesonet station 448SE Sce-3406 recorded a wind gust of 80 mph. Lastly, AWOS station KMMH Mammoth June Lake Air…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Mammoth Mountain Ski Base measured 19 inches of snow on the 19th. Also, trained spotter 1 WSW Toms Place measured 4 inches of snow.
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Trained spotter 1 WSW Toms Place measured a storm total of 23 inches. Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort reported a storm total of 68 inches. Finally, CoCoRaHs Mono City 1.9 SW measured a storm total of 27 inches.
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Storm totals for the event were the following: Mammoth Mountain Ski Base measured 28 inches, June Mountain Ski Base measured 18 inches, and CoCoRaHs observer CA-MN-6 Mono City 1.9 SW measured 10.2 inches.
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June Mountain Ski Base reported 40 inches of snow, Mammoth Mountain reported 26 inches, CoCoRaHs observer measured 8.5 inches, and trained spotter 1 SW Toms Place measured 6.5 inches. These snow reports are storm totals.
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Storm Total Snowfall of 73 inches was reported by Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, with 51 at June Mountain Ski Area, 38.8 inches 1.9 SW of Mono City, 19.7 inches reported by a trained weather spotter at Tom's place, and 18.5 inches reported by a COOP in Lee Vining.
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RAWS XMLC1 Mill Canyon recorded a wind gust of 90 mph. Also, mesonet station SE390 3.7 E Toms Place (SCE) recorded a wind gust to 84 mph.
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Lundy RAWS UNDC1 reported a wind gust of 83 mph. Also, Mean Peak RAWS XMPC1 recorded a wind gust of 80 mph.
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Mill Canyon RAWS recorded a wind gust of 78 mph. Also, Lee Vining mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 71 mph.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
CoCoRaHs observer CA-MN-6 Mono City 1.9 SW recorded 6.6 inches of snow. Mesonet station CWDC1 10.6 E of Chalfant recorded 5.7 inches of snow. Finally, Mammoth Ski Resort recorded 4 inches at the base and 9 inches at the summit.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Mammoth Mountain Ski resort reported a 24 hour total of 11 inches of snow and a 48 hour storm total of 18 inches. Also, 1 SW Toms Pace recorded 8.5 inches of snow with a liquid equivalent of 0.90 inches in the 24 hour period ending the 18th.
High Wind High Wind
Mesonet station MTH01 on top on Chair One recorded a wind gusts of 87 mph. Also, mesonet station MTH02 1.5 SE Mammoth Mountain recorded a wind gust of 64 mph.
Wildfire Wildfire
The Pack fire started at approximately 11:15 AM on the 13th west of US-395 and McGee Creek. The fire quickly grew to nearly 2,000 acres, with nearby mesonet stations showing wind gusts upwards 40-50 mph. As of November 19th, 30 structures are confirmed destroyed and another 6 dam…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort estimated 1 inch of snowfall with between 1 to 6 inches recorded on the mountain.
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Gusts to 76 mph (Lundy RAWS), 70 mph (1.3 SW Conway Summit), 69 mph (Walker RAWS), 67 mph (KMMH), and 58 mph (2.9 SW Crowley Lake) were recorded.
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The Mill Canyon RAWS (XMLC1) recorded a gust of 89 mph. Mesonet station at Mammoth Mountain Chair 1 (MTH01) recorded a gust of 85 mph. Finally, Lundy RAWS (UNDC1) recorded a gust of 75 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort recorded 10 to 14 inches of snow in the 24 hour period ending at 8:30 AM on the 15th. Additionally, the June Mountain Ski Resort reported 6 inches of snowfall in the 24 hour period ending at 8:00 AM on the 14th.
California Highway Patrol reported accumulating pea size hail. This resulted in a rollover accident.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet station MTH03 1.7 south of Mammoth Mountain. Additional thunderstorm wind gusts in the area included a 55 mph 4 miles ESE of Benton Hot Springs, and a 54 mph wind gust 2 miles SE of Chalfant.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals at the mesonet station DEXC1 Dexter.
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The Willow Flat SNOTEL recorded 0.90 inches of rainfall.
Debris Flow Debris Flow
Local law enforcement reported a mudslide with a big-rig stuck on southbound Highway 395.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Over one inch of rainfall was reported at the Lobdell Lake SNOTEL. No flooding was observed.
High Wind High Wind
Peak wind gusts of 100 mph and 51 mph measured at Mammoth Mtn Chair 1 and AWOS station KMMH, respectively.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Peak outflow gust at Mill Canyon RAWS.
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Mesonet station MTH02 1.5 SE Mammoth Mountain, Mill Canyon RAWS, KMMH (Mammoth Yosemite Airport), and June Mountain Ski based reported peak gusts of 78 kts, 67 kts, 51 kts, and 68 kts, respectively.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Cocorahs station CA-MN-8 Walker 1.2 NE, Cocorahs station CA-MN-5 Mammoth Lakes 16.3 ESE, and Cocorahs station CA-MN-6 Mono City 1.9 SW reported 7.2, 3.5, and 1.2 inches of snowfall, respectively.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Mammoth Mountain Ski Area reported 16 inches of new snow for the April portion of the storm, with a 3-day total of 23 inches including 3/31. June Mountain Ski area reported a 3-day total of 7 inches. A CO-OP observer in Lee Vining reported a 2-day snow total of 5.6 inches.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Mammoth Mountain Ski Area reported 9 inches of new snow with June Mountain Ski Area reporting 3 inches of new snow.
High Wind High Wind
Mesonet station MTH01 Chair 1 Top, Mesonet station SE410 0.7 NW Twin Lakes (SCE), Mesonet station XMLC1 Mill Canyon, and Mesonet station BRCFT Barcroft Research Lab reported gusts to 128 mph, 64 mph, 72 mph, and 53 mph, respectively.
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Mesonet station MTH01 Chair 1 Top, Mesonet station C3LEE Lee Vining, Mesonet station 569SE Sce-3593, and Mesonet station SE392 5.1 SE Toms Place (SCE) reported peak wind gusts of 121 mph, 72 mph, 68 mph, and 63 mph, respectively.
High Wind High Wind
Mesonet station SE749 Sce Bodie State Park, Mesonet station 569SE Sce-3593, Mesonet station SE445 2.6 S Crowley Lake (SCE), and Mesonet station MTH02 1.5 SE Mammoth Mountain (MAMMOTH), reported peak wind gusts of 69 mph, 61 mph, 63 mph, and 74 mph, respectively.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Mammoth Mountain Ski Base and June Mountain Ski Base reported 10 and 6 inches of snow, respectively.
High Wind High Wind
Mesonet station XMLC1 Mill Canyon, Mesonet station C3LEE Lee Vining, Mesonet station MTH02 1.5 SE Mammoth Mountain (MAMMOTH), and Mesonet station 448SE Sce-3406 reported peak wind gusts of 83 mph, 60 mph, 66 mph, and 66 mph, respectively.
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Mesonet station MTH03 1.7 S Mammoth Mountain (MAMMOTH), Mesonet station MTH05 0.6 SW Mammoth Mountain (MAMMOTH), Mesonet station SE410 0.7 NW Twin Lakes (SCE), Mesonet station SE384 2.9 SW Crowley Lake (SCE), and Mesonet station LIB05 3.7 SE Topaz Lake (LIBERTY), reported wind gu…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Mammoth Mountain Ski Area Main Lodge reported 23 inches of snow at elevation 8900-9000 feet, with 22 inches reported at June Mountain Ski Base around 8700 feet elevation.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 48 | 0 |
| 2024 | 71 | 0 |
| 2023 | 61 | 0 |
| 2022 | 58 | 0 |
| 2021 | 40 | 0 |
| 2020 | 65 | 0 |
| 2019 | 68 | 0 |
| 2018 | 74 | 0 |
| 2017 | 15 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 |
| 2011 | 15 | 0 |
| 2010 | 15 | 0 |
| 2009 | 14 | 0 |
| 2008 | 30 | 0 |
| 2007 | 23 | 0 |
| 2006 | 31 | 0 |
| 2005 | 31 | 0 |
| 2004 | 24 | 0 |
| 2003 | 19 | 0 |
| 2002 | 36 | 0 |
| 2001 | 44 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 22 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
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