High Wind, Orange County Coastal Plain
- When
- April 1, 1:31 AM PST to 2:31 PM PST
- Where
- Orange County Coastal Plain forecast zone
- Measured
- 81 kt (93 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dust Storm and High Wind in California, April 1, 2000
Santa Ana winds continued for a second day across the Inland Empire and Orange County.
Where it happened
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS SGX wrote it up.
Santa Ana winds continued for a second day across the Inland Empire and Orange County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 high wind, 1 dust storm. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills
- When
- April 1, 3:30 AM PST to 9:30 AM PST
- Where
- Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 33.483, -116.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dust Storm, Riverside County Valley/The Inland Empire
- When
- April 1, 7:34 AM PST to 8:31 AM PST
- Where
- Riverside County Valley/The Inland Empire forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, San Bernardino County Valley/The Inland Empire
- When
- April 1, 8:47 AM PST
- Where
- San Bernardino County Valley/The Inland Empire forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 34.293, -116.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
- Dust Storm
- Blowing dust that reduced visibility to a quarter mile or less.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, April 1 to 3, 2000
- Drought in Georgia, April 1 to 30, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Louisiana, April 1 to 3, 2000
- Hail in Texas, April 1, 2000
- Drought in Missouri, April 1 to 30, 2000
- Drought in South Dakota, April 1 to 30, 2000
- Drought in New Mexico, April 1 to 30, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 1, 2000
- Drought in Iowa, April 1 to 30, 2000
- Drought in Texas, April 1 to 30, 2000
- Drought in Minnesota, April 1 to 30, 2000
- Drought in Texas, April 1 to 30, 2000
More
Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, April 2000
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: 5138655, 5138654, 5138656, 5138653.