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Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1997 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
33
All events
2
Deaths
$378K
Property damage

Year by year

19972006
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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.

February 20, 2005 · Ne Orange, California
Debris Flow Debris Flow1 death
A 16 year-old girl was killed after boulders came crashing through her bedroom at the Shadybrook Country Store in Silverado Canyon. Boulders also crashed through the houses next door and caused considerable damage.
September 1, 2002 · Ne Orange, California
Heat Heat1 death
February 6, 2006 · Ne Orange, California
Wildfire Wildfire8 injuries
Santa Ana Winds and Red Flag conditions resulted in the rapid spread of a wildfire in the Santa Ana mountains. Named the Sierra Fire, this fire burned 10,854 acres from Sierra Peak to the 241 Toll Road. While evacuations were ordered, no structures were burned. Eight minor injuri…
March 31, 2005 · Ne Orange, California
High Wind High Wind
January 10, 2005 · Ne Orange, California
Debris Flow Debris Flow
December 28, 2004 · Ne Orange, California
High Wind High Wind
Fremont Canyon recorded a wind gust of 63 mph.
December 16, 2004 · Ne Orange, California
High Wind High Wind
Winds at Fremont Canyon gusted over 58 mph for all but three hours between 1230 AM and 830 PM. A peak gust of 78 mph was observed at 830 AM. The peak sustained wind of 51 mph was observed at 730 AM.
December 1, 2004 · Ne Orange, California
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
November 29, 2004 · Ne Orange, California
High Wind High Wind
Wind gusts measured 64 mph in Fremont Canyon.
November 21, 2004 · Ne Orange, California
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
12 inches of snow fell at the 4000 foot level near Oak Hills.
September 21, 2004 · Ne Orange, California
High Wind High Wind
Fremont Canyon RAWS measured sustained winds over 40 mph for 2 hours and gusts over 60 mph for 3 hours. Gusty winds resulted in blown down tree branches all across the inland empire.
March 10, 2004 · Ne Orange, California
High Wind High Wind
February 10, 2004 · Ne Orange, California
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January 22, 2004 · Ne Orange, California
High Wind High Wind
December 16, 2003 · Ne Orange, California
High Wind High Wind
December 20, 2002 · Ne Orange, California
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
December 24, 2001 · Ne Orange, California
High Wind High Wind
December 7, 2001 · Ne Orange, California
High Wind High Wind
February 24, 2001 · Ne Orange, California
Dense Fog Dense Fog1 injury
A hiker became lost in dense fog and snow while hiking back from Santiago Peak. He had spent about 23 hours in the cold and wet and had mild hypothermia when he was found.
January 30, 2001 · Ne Orange, California
High Wind High Wind
January 2, 2001 · Ne Orange, California
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November 17, 2000 · Ne Orange, California
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November 17, 2000 · Ne Orange, California
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November 3, 2000 · Ne Orange, California
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October 22, 2000 · Ne Orange, California
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January 5, 2000 · Ne Orange, California
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October 30, 1999 · Ne Orange, California
High Wind High Wind
October 7, 1999 · Ne Orange, California
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January 9, 1999 · Ne Orange, California
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January 8, 1999 · Ne Orange, California
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January 1, 1999 · Ne Orange, California
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December 9, 1998 · Ne Orange, California
High Wind High Wind
October 25, 1997 · Ne Orange, California
High Wind High Wind
Events by year, as a table
YearEventsTornadoes
200610
200530
200490
200310
200220
200150
200050
199950
199810
199710