Storms in California in 1990
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in California in 1990, 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 1990 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
- 23
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 8
- Damage
- $253,000
- Episodes
- 16
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 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| Hail | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 5 | 0 | 0 | $253,000 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1990
- Tornado in California, January 14, 1990
- Tornado in California, January 16, 1990
- Damaging Wind in California, January 17, 1990
April 1990
July 1990
- Damaging Wind in California, July 12, 1990
- Damaging Wind in California, July 16, 1990
- Hail in California, July 18, 1990
August 1990
- Damaging Winds in California, August 6, 1990
- Damaging Winds in California, August 7, 1990
- Hail in California, August 10, 1990
- Damaging Wind in California, August 11, 1990
- Tornado and Hail in California, August 14, 1990
- Hail in California, August 18, 1990
September 1990
More
Every year in CaliforniaEvery state in 1990Tornadoes in California in 1990Warnings in California in 199019891991
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.