Storms in California in 1982
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in California in 1982, 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 1982 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
- 32
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $5.1 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 | 3 | $5.1 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1982
March 1982
- Tornado in California, March 17, 1982
- Tornado in California, March 28, 1982
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in California, March 29, 1982
June 1982
- Hail in California, June 19, 1982
- Hail and Damaging Winds in California, June 24, 1982
- Tornado in California, June 29, 1982
July 1982
- Hail in California, July 2, 1982
- Damaging Winds in California, July 25, 1982
- Damaging Wind in California, July 26, 1982
September 1982
November 1982
More
Every year in CaliforniaEvery state in 1982Tornadoes in California in 198219811983
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.