California, 1997

Tropical Storm in California, September 25, 1997

September 25, 1997 · NWS PSR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tropical storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
$4.5 million
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.

Event by event

1 tropical storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Tropical Storm, W & C Imperial

When
September 25, 2:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
Where
W & C Imperial forecast zone
Crop damage
$4.5 million

Periods of rain associated with Tropical Storm Nora caused extensive crop damage in Imperial County. Most places in Imperial Valley received more than an inch of rain, with one rain gage measuring 2.38 inches. Crops across the county suffered damage from carrots to cotton.

What these are

Tropical Storm
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph).

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in California in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in California, September 1997The 1997 hurricane season

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: 5623815.