California, 1993Tornado and Damaging Wind in California, August 29, 1993
August 29, 1993 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, San Bernardino
- When
- August 29, 3:10 PM PST
- Where
- San Bernardino County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 34.841, -116.178 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Local strong thunderstorms hit the southeast desert areas. Spotters in the Lake Havasu City area reported winds of 60 mph, small hail and over 0.50 inch of rain.
Tornado, Imperial
- When
- August 29, 3:30 PM PST
- Where
- Imperial County, Calipatria
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 33.040, -115.365 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A small tornado was reported which knocked down power lines and tore part of the roof off a school building.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, August 29, 1993$905,000 · F1 · 12 events
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 29, 19931 injured · $500,000 · F0 · 2 events
- Hail in North Dakota, August 29, 1993$100,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, August 29, 1993$56,000 · F0 · 10 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, August 29, 1993$50,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Texas, August 29, 1993$11,000 · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Utah, August 29, 19931 in hail · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 29, 1993$5,000 · 0.75 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 29, 1993$5,000 · 2 events
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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10316632, 10316849.