Thunderstorm Wind, Riverside
- When
- July 22, 7:30 PM PST
- Where
- Riverside County, Blythe
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.620, -114.600
Spotter reported that thunderstorm winds blew over a large tree which fell on top of his niece's car.
Damaging Winds in California, July 22, 1997
2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
The radar
The Yuma radar (KYUX), 125 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:31 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Riverside
- When
- July 22, 7:41 PM PST
- Where
- Riverside County, Blythe
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.620, -114.600
Winds downed several power poles and large trees. Many street signs were blown down and some roofs sustained damage.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood and Hail in Nebraska, July 22, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 22, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, July 22, 1997
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Texas, July 22, 1997
- Flash Flood in Iowa, July 22, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 22, 1997
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, July 22, 1997
- Hail in South Dakota, July 22, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 22, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 22, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 22, 1997
- Flash Flood in Alabama, July 22, 1997
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5617143, 5617144.