California, 1994

Hail in California, May 18, 1994

May 18, 1994 · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$500,000
Crop damage
$500,000
Events
1

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 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Yolo, Solano, San Joaquin, Sacramento and Stanislaus

When
May 18, 3:15 PM PDT to 7:00 PM PDT
Where
Yolo, Solano, San Joaquin, Sacramento and Stanislaus County
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$500,000
Crop damage
$500,000
Coordinates
38.687, -121.902 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorms moving across California's Delta region resulted in damage from hail to crops and property. Motor vehicles were damaged, and the weight of the hail and the rain partially collapsed the roof of two commercial buildings in Stanislaus County.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 10316634.