Riverside County Eastern Deserts storm history
Storm events recorded in Riverside County Eastern Deserts, California between 1950 and 2025.
8
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
0
Floods
1
Deaths
$100K
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
Strong and gusty north winds blew across the deserts of far southeast California during the early morning hours on December 3rd in association with a vigorous area of low pressure situated just south of Arizona. The winds, gusting in excess of 30 mph, resulted in pure cross-winds…
High Wind High Wind
Strong and gusty north winds developed behind a cold front across portions of far eastern Riverside County on October 9. The winds occurred during the early morning hours. According to a mesonet weather station, RVYC1, located 8 miles east of Rice Valley, a gust of 67 mph was mea…
Dust Storm Dust Storm
Scattered thunderstorms developed across portions of eastern Riverside County, mainly areas east of Joshua Tree National Park, during the middle of the afternoon on September 8th. Some of the stronger storms produced gusty outflow winds greater than 40 mph which moved across the …
Dust Storm Dust Storm
Thunderstorms across southwest Arizona generated strong gusty outflow winds in excess of 40 mph during the late afternoon hours on July 6th. The easterly outflow winds spread into eastern Riverside county during the evening hours, and picked up significant dust and sand, creating…
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
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 eastern Riverside deserts beginning Friday evening continuing thro…
Dust Storm Dust Storm
Strong, gusty north to northwest winds developed across eastern Riverside county during the morning hours on January 8th. The atmosphere was very dry and the gusty winds, in excess of 35 mph, led to development of dust storm conditions over portions of the county. At noon, fire d…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Heavy snow was reported throughout much of the park. One ranger reported at least 5.0 inches had accumulated by Wednesday morning. Many roads in the area were closed due to the snow. The park was closed at 10 am due to more than a foot of snow that had accumulated in some section…
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Record Low temperature of 25F occurred at Blythe.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |