High Wind and Heavy Rain in California, February 10, 2000

Name: High Wind and Heavy Rain in California, February 10, 2000
Start: 2000-02-10T06:00
End: 2000-02-10T20:10
Location: California

February 10, 2000 · NWS SGX · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 3
Injuries: 8
Property damage: $760,000
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS SGX wrote it up.

The wettest rain storm in 16 months caused mudslides and flooding in Orange and San Bernardino Counties. Highways and city streets were flooded for 30 minutes to three hours and contributed directly to several fatal accidents. High winds blew down power lines in the Apple Valley area. The combination of rain soaked ground and strong winds caused trees and power poles to topple in the San Bernardino Mountains.

The radar

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Event by event

3 heavy rain, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Orange

When: February 10, 6:00 AM PST to 6:20 PM PST
Where: Orange County, Huntington Beach
Measured: 1.46
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $300,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.677, -117.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, San Bernardino

When: February 10, 8:20 AM PST to 8:10 PM PST
Where: San Bernardino County, Lake Arrowhead
Measured: 2.48
Deaths: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $400,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 34.841, -116.178 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Riverside

When: February 10, 9:00 AM PST to 5:15 PM PST
Where: Riverside County, Riverside
Measured: 0.36
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.744, -115.994 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Apple and Yucca Valleys

When: February 10, 10:00 AM PST to 11:15 AM PST
Where: Apple and Yucca Valleys forecast zone
Measured: 35 kt (40 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 34.841, -116.178 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Heavy Rain, Orange	2000-02-10	33	Male	Vehicle/Towed Trailer	Direct
Heavy Rain, San Bernardino	2000-02-10	58	Female	Vehicle/Towed Trailer	Direct
Heavy Rain, San Bernardino	2000-02-10	45	Female	Vehicle/Towed Trailer	Direct

What these are

Heavy Rain: Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in California in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in California, February 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: 5134634, 5134635, 5134637, 5134636.