California, 1993

Tornado 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.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

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.

Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

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.

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in California in 1993Every state in 1993This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for California, 1993Warnings in California, August 1993

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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10316632, 10316849.