High Surf, Northern Sacramento Valley
- When
- July 24, 2:00 PM PST to July 26, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- Northern Sacramento Valley forecast zone
High Surf in California, July 24 to 26, 1996
A strong South Pacific storm, south of Tahiti, produced heavy surf along the beaches of Southern California. Average surf conditions of 7 to 10 feet with isolated sets to 12 feet were reported.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LOX wrote it up.
A strong South Pacific storm, south of Tahiti, produced heavy surf along the beaches of Southern California. Average surf conditions of 7 to 10 feet with isolated sets to 12 feet were reported. Theheavy surf broke a 40 foot high splash guard at the Point Mugu Naval Base, causing minor flooding in several buildings. Also,lifeguards reported over 500 rescues at Southern California beaches.
Event by event
3 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
High Surf, Central Sacramento Valley
- When
- July 24, 2:00 PM PST to July 26, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- Central Sacramento Valley forecast zone
High Surf, Southern Sacramento Valley
- When
- July 24, 2:00 PM PST to July 26, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- Southern Sacramento Valley forecast zone
What these are
- High Surf
- Large waves breaking on the shore that caused damage, erosion or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail in Colorado, July 24, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, July 24, 1996
- Tornado in Iowa, July 24, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 24, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Texas, July 24, 1996
- Flash Flood in Alabama, July 24, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 24, 1996
- High Surf in California, July 24 to 26, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, July 24, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, July 24, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 24, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, July 24, 1996
More
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5561992, 5561993, 5561994.