Ventura County Coastal Valleys storm history
Storm events recorded in Ventura County Coastal Valleys, California between 1950 and 2025.
60
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
0
Floods
3
Deaths
$10.0M
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
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 Guiberson Wildfire burned 17,500 acres of land between the cities of Fillmore and Moorpark. The fire, which was started by a smoldering compost pile, was driven the first couple of days by a moderate Santa Ana wind event with northeast wind gusts to around 55 mph reported in …
The Shekell Fire burned 13,600 acres around the community of Moorpark in Ventura county. The suspected cause of the fire was downed power lines near the MGR Design manufacuring plant. The gusty Santa Ana winds spread the fire quickly. Five homes were destroyed and five others wer…
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Strong and gusty Santa Ana winds impacted the coastal valleys of Ventura county. Some peak north to northeast wind gusts include: Boney Mountain (gust 79 MPH), Miller Ranch (gust 65 MPH), Wiley Ridge RAWS (gust 59 MPH) and Cochran (gust 58 MPH).
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Strong and gusty Santa Ana winds impacted the coastal valleys of Ventura county. Some peak north to northeast wind gusts include: Boney Mountain (gust 61 MPH) and Cochran (gust 61 MPH).
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Strong and gusty Santa Ana winds impacted the coastal valleys of Ventura county. Some peak north to northeast wind gusts include: Cochran (gust 67 MPH), Mountain Lookout (gust 63 MPH) and Boney Mountain (gust 62 MPH).
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Strong and gusty Santa Ana winds impacted the coastal valleys of Ventura county. Some peak north to northeast wind gusts include: Boney Mountain (gust 77 MPH), Pacific View Drive (gust 72 MPH) and Cochran (gust 58 MPH).
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Strong and gusty Santa Ana winds impacted the coastal valleys of Ventura county. Some peak north to northeast wind gusts include: Wiley Ridge (gust 65 MPH), Boney Mountain (gust 59 MPH) and Cochran (gust 58 MPH).
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Very strong and gusty north to northeast winds impacted the Coastal Valleys of Ventura county. Some peak wind reports include: Boney Mountain (gust 78 MPH), Deer Creek (gust 77 MPH), Wiley Ridge (gust 70 MPH), Woolsey Canyon (gust 59 MPH) and Pacific View Drive (gust 60 MPH).
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Very strong and gusty north to northeast winds impacted the Coastal Valleys of Ventura county. Some peak wind reports include: Boney Mountain (gust 78 MPH), Deer Creek (gust 77 MPH), Wiley Ridge (gust 70 MPH), Woolsey Canyon (gust 59 MPH) and Pacific View Drive (gust 60 MPH).
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Strong and gusty north to northeast winds impacted the coastal valleys of Ventura county. Some peak gusts include: East Simi Valley (gust 64 MPH) and Boney Mountain (gust 61 MPH).
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Strong and gusty Santa Ana winds impacted the coastal valleys of Ventura county. Some peak north to northeast wind reports from the local mesonet include: Boney Mountain (gust 73 MPH), East Simi Valley (gust 61 MPH) and Wiley Ridge RAWS (gust 64 MPH).
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Strong and gusty Santa Ana winds impacted the coastal valleys of Ventura county. Some peak north to northeast wind gusts from the local mesonet include: Boney Mountain (gust 75 MPH), Wiley Ridge (gust 66 MPH), Deer Creek Canyon (gust 64 MPH) and Happy Camp (gust 66 MPH).
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Strong and gusty north to northeast winds impacted the coastal valleys of Ventura county. Some peak wind reports from the local Mesonet include: Wiley Ridge (gust 83 MPH), Cochran (gust 80 MPH), South Mountain Lookout (gust 76 MPH), Miller Ranch (gust 71 MPH) and Chesseboro (gust…
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Strong Santa Ana winds impacted the coastal valleys of Ventura county. Some northeasterly wind gusts from the local observations include: Boney Mountain (gust 64 MPH) and Deer Creek Canyon (gust 58 MPH).
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Strong Santa Ana winds impacted the coastal valleys of Ventura county. Some peak northeasterly wind gusts from the local observation network include: Boney Mountain (gust 58 MPH), Miller Ranch (gust 65 MPH), Deer Creek Canyon (gust 68 MPH) and Simi Valley (gust 62 MPH).
Wildfire Wildfire
The Easy Fire burned 1806 acres across the coastal valleys of Ventura county, near the community of Simi Valley. The fire started in late October and continued into early November. The combination of warm and dry Santa Ana winds and critically dry vegetation allowed the fire to s…
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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…
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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…
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Strong and gusty Santa Ana winds impacted the coastal valleys of Ventura county. The RAWS sensor at Wiley Ridge reported northeast wind gusts up to 62 MPH. A utility company sensor at Happy Camp reported northeast wind gusts up to 64 MPH.
The Easy Fire burned 1806 acres across the coastal valleys of Ventura county, near the community of Simi Valley. The combination of warm and dry Santa Ana winds and critically dry vegetation allowed the fire to spread quickly. Three firefighters were injured.
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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…
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Strong north to northeast winds were reported across the coastal valleys of Ventura county. Some wind reports from local RAWS sensors include: South Mountain (Gust 68 MPH) and Wiley Ridge (Gust 71 MPH).
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Strong Santa Ana winds impacted the coastal valleys of Ventura county. The RAWS sensor at South Mountain reported wind gusts between 61 and 76 MPH.
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The RAWS sensor at Cheeseboro reported north to northeast wind gusts up to 58 MPH.
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The Wiley Ridge RAWS sensor reported a northeast wind gust of 59 MPH.
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Strong north to northeast winds impacted the coastal valleys of Ventura county. The RAWS sensor at Wiley Ridge reported wind gusts between 61 and 68 MPH.
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Strong northeast winds developed across the coastal valleys of Ventura county. The RAWS sensor at Wiley Ridge reported wind gusts up to 71 MPH while the RAWS sensor at Cheeseboro reported wind gusts up to 70 MPH.
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Strong northeast winds developed across the coastal valleys of Ventura county. The RAWS sensor at Wiley Ridge reported sustained winds as high as 52 MPH and wind gusts as high as 71 MPH.
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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…
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Strong north to northeast winds were reported across the valleys of Ventura county. The Wiley Ridge RAWS sensor reported wind gusts to 70 MPH.
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The Wiley Ridge RAWS sensor reported northeast wind gusts between 58 and 65 MPH.
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The Wiley Ridge RAWS reported sustained northeast winds between 40 and 42 MPH and gusts as high as 65 MPH.
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Strong northeast winds developed across the valleys of Ventura County. The RAWS sensor at Wiley Ridge reported sustained winds between 42 and 51 MPH along with gusts between 59 and 68 MPH.
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Strong northeast winds were reported across the valleys of Ventura County. The RAWS sensor at Wiley Ridge reported wind gusts between 58 and 74 MPH. The RAWS sensor at Cheeseboro reported wind gusts as high as 58 MPH.
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Strong and gusty north to northeast wind affected the valleys of Ventura county. The RAWS sensor at Wiley Ridge reported a wind gust to 60 MPH.
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An automated sensor at Newbury Park reported a high temperature of 108 degrees with a heat index of 106 degrees.
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A NWS forecaster living in Westlake Village estimated northeast winds were gusting to 70 mph.
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The Cheeseboro RAWS sensor reported north to northeast winds gusting to 62 mph.
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The Wiley Ridge RAWS sensor reported north to northeast winds gusting to 65 mph.
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The Cheeseboro RAWS sensor reported northeast winds gusting to 61 mph.
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The combination of above normal temperatures and relative humidity produced excessive heat conditions across the coastal valleys of Ventura county. Heat index values between 105 and 112 were reported.
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The combination of above normal temperatures and relative humidity produced excessive heat across the coastal valleys of Ventura county. Heat index values between 105 and 112 degrees were reported.
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Widespread freezing conditions were reported across agricultural areas of the interior valleys of Ventura county.
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Widespread freezing conditions were reported across agricultural areas of Ventura county. Total crop damages in Ventura county were estimated to be around $280 million.
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Observations from Laguna Peak reported winds gusting between 58 and 63 MPH.
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Cheeseboro RAWS sensor reported winds gusting to 61 MPH.
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Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |