Storms in California in 1983
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in California in 1983, 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 1983 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
- 38
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 34
- Damage
- $26 million
- Episodes
- 20
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 10 | 0 | 34 | $26 million |
| Hail | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1983
- Hail and Damaging Wind in California, January 24, 1983
- Damaging Winds in California, January 26, 1983
February 1983
- Damaging Winds in California, February 9, 1983
- Damaging Winds in California, February 18, 1983
- Tornado in California, February 27, 1983
March 1983
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in California, March 1, 1983
- Tornado in California, March 3, 1983
- Damaging Wind in California, March 21, 1983
- Tornadoes in California, March 22, 1983
April 1983
- Damaging Wind in California, April 5, 1983
- Damaging Wind in California, April 19, 1983
- Hail in California, April 29, 1983
- Hail in California, April 30, 1983
August 1983
- Tornado in California, August 1, 1983
- Damaging Wind in California, August 5, 1983
- Damaging Wind in California, August 16, 1983
- Hail and Damaging Wind in California, August 19, 1983
September 1983
October 1983
December 1983
More
Every year in CaliforniaEvery state in 1983Tornadoes in California in 198319821984
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.