California, 1994Hail in California, May 18, 1994
May 18, 1994 · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- 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.
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.
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, May 18, 1994$16,000 · 1.5 in hail · 7 events
- Hail in South Dakota, May 18, 1994$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 18, 19940.75 in hail · 2 events
- Tornado in Texas, May 18, 1994F0 · 1 event
- Hail in New Mexico, May 18, 19941 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Wyoming, May 18, 19941.75 in hail · 1 event
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.