Storms in California in 1996
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in California in 1996, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
California in 1996 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
- 396
- Deaths
- 25
- Injuries
- 55
- Damage
- $87 million
- Episodes
- 279
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Wind | 132 | 4 | 5 | $366,000 |
| Winter Storm | 54 | 2 | 0 | $125,000 |
| Flood | 34 | 2 | 2 | $13 million |
| Heavy Snow | 24 | 2 | 2 | |
| Hail | 24 | 0 | 0 | $8.5 million |
| Tornado | 22 | 0 | 1 | $585,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 19 | 3 | 1 | $2.1 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 15 | 0 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| Funnel Cloud | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 12 | 0 | 30 | $60 million |
| Flash Flood | 9 | 2 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Strong Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Dense Fog | 6 | 1 | 6 | |
| High Surf | 6 | 3 | 0 | $60,000 |
| Lightning | 4 | 0 | 3 | $20,000 |
| Rip Current | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 3 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Waterspout | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Dust Devil | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Marine High Wind | 1 | 1 | 2 | $50,000 |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Avalanche | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1996
- High Wind in California, January 1, 1996
- High Wind in California, January 2, 1996
- Dense Fog in California, January 11, 1996
- Winter Storm in California, January 15 to 17, 1996
- High Wind in California, January 16 to 17, 1996
- High Wind in California, January 16, 1996
- Winter Storm in California, January 18 to 19, 1996
- High Wind in California, January 18, 1996
- Tornado in California, January 20, 1996
- Tornado in California, January 20, 1996
- High Wind in California, January 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow in California, January 22 to 23, 1996
- Damaging Wind in California, January 22, 1996
- Winter Storm in California, January 23 to 24, 1996
- Flood in California, January 23 to 24, 1996
- Flood in California, January 24 to 25, 1996
- Winter Storm in California, January 26 to 27, 1996
- Flood in California, January 27 to 28, 1996
February 1996
- Flood in California, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Flood in California, February 4, 1996
- Flash Flood in California, February 4, 1996
- Flood in California, February 5, 1996
- Funnel Cloud in California, February 5, 1996
- Dense Fog in California, February 14 to 15, 1996
- Flood in California, February 18 to 21, 1996
- Winter Storm in California, February 18 to 21, 1996
- Heavy Rain in California, February 18, 1996
- Heavy Rain in California, February 19, 1996
- Heavy Rain in California, February 20, 1996
- High Wind in California, February 20 to 21, 1996
- Waterspout in California, February 21, 1996
- Tornado in California, February 22, 1996
- Winter Storm in California, February 22, 1996
- Winter Storm in California, February 25 to 28, 1996
- Winter Storm in California, February 26 to 27, 1996
- Winter Storm in California, February 27 to 29, 1996
- Winter Storm in California, February 27 to 29, 1996
March 1996
- Strong Wind in California, March 4, 1996
- Winter Storm in California, March 4 to 5, 1996
- Hail in California, March 4, 1996
- Heavy Rain in California, March 4, 1996
- Damaging Wind in California, March 4, 1996
- Hail in California, March 4, 1996
- Funnel Cloud in California, March 11, 1996
- Hail in California, March 11, 1996
- Funnel Cloud in California, March 11, 1996
- Hail in California, March 11, 1996
- Hail in California, March 11, 1996
- Hail in California, March 11, 1996
- High Surf in California, March 12, 1996
- Heavy Snow in California, March 12 to 13, 1996
- Funnel Cloud in California, March 12, 1996
- Hail in California, March 12, 1996
- Hail in California, March 12, 1996
- Hail in California, March 12, 1996
- Hail in California, March 12, 1996
- Tornado in California, March 12, 1996
- Hail in California, March 12, 1996
- Tornado in California, March 12, 1996
- Funnel Cloud in California, March 12, 1996
- Flood in California, March 12, 1996
- Hail in California, March 12, 1996
- Flood in California, March 12, 1996
- Funnel Cloud in California, March 12, 1996
- Hail in California, March 12, 1996
- Hail in California, March 12, 1996
- Funnel Cloud in California, March 12, 1996
- Flood in California, March 13, 1996
- Strong Wind in California, March 13, 1996
- Funnel Cloud in California, March 13, 1996
- Funnel Cloud in California, March 13, 1996
- Funnel Cloud in California, March 13, 1996
- Funnel Cloud in California, March 14, 1996
- Lightning Strike in California, March 14, 1996
- Waterspout in California, March 14, 1996
April 1996
- Damaging Wind in California, April 1, 1996
- Tornado in California, April 1, 1996
- Damaging Wind in California, April 1, 1996
- Damaging Wind in California, April 1, 1996
- Damaging Wind in California, April 1, 1996
- Tornado in California, April 1, 1996
- Tornado in California, April 1, 1996
- Damaging Wind in California, April 1, 1996
- Tornado in California, April 1, 1996
- Tornado in California, April 1, 1996
- Tornado in California, April 1, 1996
- Tornado in California, April 1, 1996
- High Wind in California, April 5, 1996
- High Wind in California, April 10 to 11, 1996
- High Wind in California, April 11, 1996
- Winter Storm in California, April 15 to 18, 1996
- Hail in California, April 16, 1996
- Flood in California, April 16, 1996
- Tornado in California, April 16, 1996
- Hail in California, April 16, 1996
- Hail in California, April 16, 1996
- Hail in California, April 16, 1996
- Strong Wind in California, April 17, 1996
- Strong Wind in California, April 19, 1996
- High Wind in California, April 23, 1996
- Wildfire in California, April 28 to 30, 1996
- High Wind in California, April 28 to 29, 1996
- Wildfire in California, April 29 to 30, 1996
May 1996
- Wildfire in California, May 1 to 3, 1996
- Wildfire in California, May 11 to 12, 1996
- Rip Current in California, May 15, 1996
- Flood in California, May 16, 1996
- Flood in California, May 16, 1996
- High Wind in California, May 17, 1996
- Rip Current in California, May 19, 1996
- Strong Wind in California, May 23, 1996
- High Wind in California, May 23, 1996
- Damaging Wind in California, May 23, 1996
- Hail in California, May 24, 1996
- Funnel Cloud in California, May 25, 1996
June 1996
July 1996
- Flash Flood in California, July 14, 1996
- High Wind in California, July 16, 1996
- High Surf in California, July 24 to 26, 1996
- High Surf in California, July 24 to 26, 1996
- Lightning Strike in California, July 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in California, July 28, 1996
- Damaging Wind in California, July 28, 1996
- Flash Flood in California, July 28, 1996
August 1996
- Wildfire in California, August 12 to 19, 1996
- Wildfire in California, August 14 to 31, 1996
- Wildfire in California, August 14 to September 12, 1996
- Damaging Wind in California, August 15, 1996
- Heat in California, August 15, 1996
- Lightning Strike in California, August 23, 1996
September 1996
October 1996
- Dense Fog in California, October 6 to 7, 1996
- Wildfire in California, October 7 to 15, 1996
- Wildfire in California, October 18 to November 10, 1996
- High Wind in California, October 21 to 22, 1996
- Wildfire in California, October 21 to 27, 1996
- Wildfire in California, October 21, 1996
- Wildfire in California, October 21 to 25, 1996
- High Wind in California, October 25, 1996
- High Wind in California, October 25, 1996
- High Wind in California, October 26, 1996
- High Wind in California, October 26 to 27, 1996
- Heavy Rain in California, October 29, 1996
- Winter Storm in California, October 29 to 30, 1996
- Funnel Cloud in California, October 30, 1996
- Tornado in California, October 30, 1996
- Hail in California, October 30, 1996
- Funnel Cloud in California, October 30, 1996
- Hail in California, October 30, 1996
- Hail in California, October 30, 1996
- Damaging Wind in California, October 30, 1996
November 1996
- Heavy Rain in California, November 16 to 17, 1996
- Heavy Snow in California, November 16 to 17, 1996
- Heavy Snow in California, November 16 to 17, 1996
- Heavy Snow in California, November 16 to 17, 1996
- Heavy Rain in California, November 17, 1996
- Flash Flood in California, November 17, 1996
- High Wind in California, November 18 to 19, 1996
- High Wind in California, November 18 to 19, 1996
- High Wind in California, November 18 to 19, 1996
- High Wind in California, November 18, 1996
- High Wind in California, November 18, 1996
- High Wind in California, November 19, 1996
- Heavy Rain in California, November 19, 1996
- Strong Wind in California, November 19, 1996
- Heavy Snow in California, November 21 to 22, 1996
- Heavy Snow in California, November 21 to 22, 1996
- Flood in California, November 22, 1996
- Lightning Strike in California, November 22, 1996
- High Wind in California, November 22, 1996
- Tornado in California, November 22, 1996
- Hail in California, November 22, 1996
- Tornado in California, November 22, 1996
- Hail in California, November 22, 1996
- Flash Flood in California, November 22, 1996
- Tornado in California, November 22, 1996
- Tornado in California, November 22, 1996
- Heavy Rain in California, November 23, 1996
- Dense Fog in California, November 25, 1996
- High Wind in California, November 25 to 27, 1996
- Heavy Snow in California, November 26 to 27, 1996
- High Wind in California, November 28 to 29, 1996
December 1996
- Winter Storm in California, December 1, 1996
- Marine High Wind in California, December 2, 1996
- Strong Wind in California, December 4, 1996
- Strong Wind in California, December 4, 1996
- Winter Storm in California, December 4 to 5, 1996
- Flood in California, December 4 to 5, 1996
- Heavy Rain in California, December 5, 1996
- Heavy Rain in California, December 5, 1996
- Heavy Snow in California, December 5 to 6, 1996
- Heavy Snow in California, December 5 to 6, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 7, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 7, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 7, 1996
- Flood in California, December 7 to 10, 1996
- Heavy Rain in California, December 8 to 11, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 9, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 9, 1996
- Winter Storm in California, December 9 to 11, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 9, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 9, 1996
- Heavy Snow in California, December 9, 1996
- Heavy Snow in California, December 9 to 10, 1996
- Heavy Snow in California, December 9 to 10, 1996
- Heavy Rain in California, December 9, 1996
- High Surf in California, December 9, 1996
- Damaging Wind in California, December 9, 1996
- Heavy Snow in California, December 9 to 10, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 9 to 10, 1996
- Winter Weather in California, December 9 to 10, 1996
- Heavy Snow in California, December 9 to 10, 1996
- Flood in California, December 10, 1996
- Flood in California, December 10, 1996
- Heavy Rain in California, December 10, 1996
- Flash Flood in California, December 10, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 10, 1996
- Heavy Snow in California, December 10, 1996
- Heavy Snow in California, December 10, 1996
- Flash Flood in California, December 10, 1996
- Flood in California, December 10, 1996
- Flooding in California, December 12, 1996
- Tornado in California, December 12, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 14 to 16, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 14 to 16, 1996
- Dense Fog in California, December 16, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 17 to 18, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 17 to 18, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 18, 1996
- Heavy Rain in California, December 19, 1996
- Heavy Snow in California, December 20 to 21, 1996
- Winter Storm in California, December 20 to 23, 1996
- Heavy Snow in California, December 20 to 22, 1996
- Winter Storm in California, December 21 to 23, 1996
- Heavy Rain in California, December 21, 1996
- Flood in California, December 21, 1996
- Avalanche in California, December 21, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 21, 1996
- Winter Storm in California, December 21 to 22, 1996
- Flood in California, December 22, 1996
- Blizzard in California, December 22, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 22, 1996
- Tornado in California, December 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in California, December 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in California, December 22, 1996
- Blizzard in California, December 22, 1996
- Flood in California, December 22 to 23, 1996
- Tornado in California, December 23, 1996
- Tornado in California, December 23, 1996
- Winter Storm in California, December 26 to 27, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 26, 1996
- Heavy Snow in California, December 26 to 27, 1996
- Heavy Snow in California, December 26 to 27, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 28 to 29, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 28 to 29, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 28 to 29, 1996
- Heavy Rain in California, December 29, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 29, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 29, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 29, 1996
- Flood in California, December 29, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 29, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 29, 1996
- Flood in California, December 29, 1996
- Flood in California, December 29, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 29, 1996
- Heavy Rain in California, December 29, 1996
- Heavy Rain in California, December 29, 1996
- Flooding in California, December 29 to 31, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 30, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 30, 1996
- Flood in California, December 30 to 31, 1996
- Flood in California, December 30 to 31, 1996
- Flood in California, December 30 to 31, 1996
- Flood in California, December 30 to 31, 1996
- Flash Flood in California, December 31, 1996
- Flood in California, December 31, 1996
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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.