California, 1997Tornado in California, June 6 to 13, 1997
June 6 to 13, 1997 · NWS SGX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
1 tornado, 1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Hail
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- Heat and drought
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- 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.
Tornado, San Bernardino
- When
- June 6, 5:00 PM PST to 5:03 PM PST
- Where
- San Bernardino County, Hesperia
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Coordinates
- 34.420, -117.300
A cold upper low primed the atmosphere for widespread thunderstorm activity over the mountains and deserts during the afternoon and evening hours. One storm spawned a small tornado in Hesperia that overturned and destroyed a 300 pound fountain.
Funnel Cloud, San Diego
- When
- June 13, 6:17 PM PST to 6:36 PM PST
- Where
- San Diego County, 2 mi NW of San Diego Intl Arpt
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A funnel cloud was spotted by observers at Lindbergh Field in the distant northwest.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, June 6 to 21, 19971 death · 1 injured · $180,000 · F1 · 36 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 6, 1997$1.6 million · 1.75 in hail · 8 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Montana, June 6 to 29, 1997$295,000 · 1.75 in hail · 36 events
- Hail in Missouri, June 6, 1997$1.0 million · 2 in hail · 2 events
- Flash Flooding in South Carolina, June 6, 1997$155,000 · 2 events
- Flash Flooding in Texas, June 6, 1997$95,000 · 10 events
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, June 6, 1997$100,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arizona, June 6, 1997$60,000 · 0.75 in hail · 3 events
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Texas, June 6 to 7, 1997$45,000 · 4 events
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Colorado, June 6, 1997F1 · 3 events
- Tornadoes in Wyoming, June 6, 1997F1 · 3 events
- Tornado in Wyoming, June 6, 1997F1 · 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: 5603772, 5603771.