California, 1996

Hail in California, November 22, 1996

November 22, 1996 · NWS HNX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

S. was hail damage to vehicles.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2,000
Crop damage
None recorded
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS HNX wrote it up.

Associated with the tornadic supercell at Lemoore N.A.S. was hail damage to vehicles. Side and front windows on vehicles were smashed by large hail stones during storm passage. Post storm survey determined that hail stones reached up to 2.5 inches in diameter.

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1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Kings

When
November 22, 2:50 PM PST to 2:55 PM PST
Where
Kings County, Lemoore Nas
Measured
2.5 in hail
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
36.330, -119.930

What these are

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

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5578423.