California, 1999High Wind in California, November 21 to 22, 1999
November 21 to 22, 1999 · NWS SGX · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
Santa Ana winds caused power outages throughout the Inland Empire and foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains. A semi-tractor trailer was toppled over at the intersection of Interstate 15 and State Route 60.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
Open the live radar over this ground
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $190,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Santa Ana winds caused power outages throughout the Inland Empire and foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains. A semi-tractor trailer was toppled over at the intersection of Interstate 15 and State Route 60. Farther south along Interstate 15, blowing tumbleweeds caused traffic hazards. On the Orange County Coastal Plain, a tree fell onto a car in Lake Forest and two large circus type-tents covering Christmas tree lots were destroyed in Laguna Niguel and Mission Viejo.
High Wind, Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills
- When
- November 21, 10:39 PM PST to November 22, 12:30 PM PST
- Where
- Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 74 kt (85 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 33.483, -116.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Orange County Coastal Plain
- When
- November 22, 12:00 AM PST to 11:00 AM PST
- Where
- Orange County Coastal Plain forecast zone
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
High Wind, San Bernardino County Valley/The Inland Empire
- When
- November 22, 3:52 AM PST to 1:11 PM PST
- Where
- San Bernardino County Valley/The Inland Empire forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 34.293, -116.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Riverside County Valley/The Inland Empire
- When
- November 22, 6:11 AM PST to 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- Riverside County Valley/The Inland Empire forecast zone
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, November 21 to 22, 19997 injured · 63 kt wind · 10 events
- Dense Fog in New Jersey, November 21 to 22, 199920 events
- Winter Storm in Colorado, November 21 to 22, 199910 events
- Dense Fog in Pennsylvania, November 21 to 22, 199910 events
- Heavy Snow in Utah, November 21 to 22, 19999 events
- High Surf in California, November 21, 19991 injured · 1 event
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, November 21 to 22, 19999 events
- Winter Storm in Colorado, November 21 to 22, 19996 events
- Dense Fog in Maryland, November 21, 19995 events
- Dense Fog in Maryland, November 21 to 22, 19995 events
- Dense Fog in Delaware, November 21, 19994 events
- Dense Fog in Delaware, November 21 to 22, 19994 events
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: 5723109, 5723110, 5723108, 5723107.