Ventura County Coast storm history

The Woolsey Fire burned 96,949 across in Ventura and Los Angeles county. The fire ignited during a strong Santa Ana wind event. Gusty north to northeast winds (in excess of 60 MPH) and very dry conditions allowed the fire to spread very quickly. In total, the Woolsey Fire destroy…

The Thomas Fire ignited in early December in the coastal valleys of Ventura county, near Thomas Aquinas College. At the time of ignition, fuel conditions were at record dry levels for early December. The combination of gusty Santa Ana winds and the dry fuel conditions allowed the…

An teenager from Oxnard, who was fishing near Point Mugu, was swept off the rocks by the large and dangerous waves and drowned.

One man drowned off of Ventura Beach, trying to save his neice and grandneice who were swept off a jetty by large waves. The neice and grandneice were eventually saved.

A powerful tsunami, from a volcanic eruption near Tonga, produced some damage in Ventura Harbor. A 100 foot section of a dock was broken off with a 75 foot yacht attached to the dock. Additionally, a Harbor Patrol boat was capsized.

Strong and gusty northeast winds impacted coastal sections of Ventura county. Some peak wind reports from the local Mesonet include: Pacific Milling (gust 67 MPH), Las Posas Hills (gust 63 MPH) and Camarillo Airport (gust 59 MPH).

The Maria Fire started in late October across the valleys of Ventura county, near the community of Santa Paula and burned into early November. Due to warm and dry Santa Ana winds as well as critically dry vegetation, the fire continued to burn into early November, eventually burn…

The Maria Fire started in late October across the valleys of Ventura county, near the community of Santa Paula. Due to warm and dry Santa Ana winds as well as critically dry vegetation, the fire continued to burn into early November, eventually burning 9999 acres. Fortunately, no…

The Hill Fire burned 4,531 acres in Ventura county, near the community of Camarillo. The fire started during a strong Santa Ana wind event. Northeast winds gusting in excess of 60 MPH along with very dry conditions allowed the fire to spread very quickly. During the fire, four st…

Large southeast swells from Hurricane Marie generated high surf conditions along local beaches. Surf heights between 15 and 20 feet were reported at local beaches, including Port Hueneme. The swell and surf generated significant rip current activity which resulted in numerous res…

The Springs Fire burned 24,251 acres of land across southeastern Ventura county. The wildfire was fueled by abnormally dry vegetation, strong northeast winds and very low relative humidity (less than 5%). Six commercial properties were damaged and 10 firefighter injuries were rep…

The Camarillo ASOS reported sustained northeast winds of 45 MPH with a gust to 59 MPH.

Tsunami waves in excess of 3 feet affected the coastal areas of Ventura county. At Ventura Harbor, the tsunami damaged at least 21 docks, displaced several buoys, and produced some significant beach erosion. The harbor master reported a drop of 3.5 feet when the tsunami wave firs…

The ASOS at Camarillo Airport reported northeast winds gusting to 59 mph.

The Camarillo airport reported sustained northeast winds of 41 mph with gusts to 53 mph.

A woman nearly drowned at Mandalay State Beach in Oxnard when a rip current dragged her under the water. The woman jumped into an inshore hole and was caught by a rip current.

Widespread freezing conditions were reported across agricultural areas of Ventura county. Total crop damages in Ventura county were estimated to be around $280 million.