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Morongo Basin County, California
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2007 and 2026, 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
124
All events
1
Deaths
$802K
Property damage
Year by year
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.
High Wind High Wind
High winds were recorded for just under an hour at a CWOP site in Joshua Tree.
High Wind High Wind
A local weather station reported brief high winds.
High Wind High Wind
High Wind High Wind
Several mesonet sites gusted over 58mph during the event.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Extreme Heat Warning criteria were reached on four straight days.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Extreme Heat Warning criteria were reached on three straight days.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Extreme Heat Warning criteria were reached on two straight days.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Extreme Heat Warning criteria were reached on one day.
High Wind High Wind
These gusts occurred 8 miles NNE of Joshua Tree.
High Wind High Wind
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached on the first seven days of the month. The event began in September.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached on each of the last four days of September. The event continued into October.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached on three straight days.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached on three straight days.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached on six straight days.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached on nine straight days.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached on three straight days.
High Wind High Wind
These winds occurred 8 miles NNE of Joshua Tree.
High Wind High Wind
These gusts occurred at Twentynine Palms (KNXP).
High Wind High Wind
High Wind High Wind
The peak gust occurred at the Twentynine Palms (KNXP) ASOS.
High Wind High Wind
These gusts occurred 8 miles NNE of Joshua Tree.
High Wind High Wind
This gust occurred 2 miles SSE of Joshua Tree.
High Wind High Wind
High Wind High Wind
This gust blew part of the roof off of a house 2 miles WSW of Twentynine Palms.
Strong Wind Strong Wind
A landspout was photographed in open desert south of Interstate 40, near 34.6900 -116.3132. No damage occurred.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached on ten straight days. This event began on July 14th.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached on ten straight days. This event continued through July 23rd.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached on two straight days.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached on three straight days.
High Wind High Wind
High Wind High Wind
This wind occurred at Twentynine Palms (KNXP).
High Wind High Wind
The peak gust occurred 7 miles E of Landers.
High Wind High Wind
One power pole was blown down.
Dense Fog Dense Fog
Dense fog on the Morongo Grade south of Hess Blvd reduced visibility to 50 to 100 feet.
High Wind High Wind
These winds occurred 3 miles W of Yucca Valley.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
This event began in August and continued through early September.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
This event began in August. Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached on each of the first four days of September, and the event continued beyond.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached two days in a row. The event continued into September.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached three days in a row.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached three days in a row.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached four days in a row.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached three days in a row.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached six days in a row.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached for two days.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached seven days in a row.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached three days in a row.
High Wind High Wind
The peak wind was measured at the Twentynine Palms (KNXP) ASOS.
High Wind High Wind
This gust occurred at Twentynine Palms (KNXP).
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 |
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