Storms in California in 1978
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in California in 1978, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
California in 1978 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 20
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- $3.1 million
- Episodes
- 14
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 14 | 0 | 7 | $3.1 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1978
February 1978
- Damaging Wind in California, February 5, 1978
- Tornado in California, February 7, 1978
- Tornado in California, February 9, 1978
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in California, February 10, 1978
March 1978
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in California, March 1, 1978
- Tornadoes in California, March 4, 1978
- Tornadoes in California, March 5, 1978
- Tornado in California, March 23, 1978
- Tornado in California, March 31, 1978
June 1978
August 1978
December 1978
More
Every year in CaliforniaEvery state in 1978Tornadoes in California in 197819771979
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.