California, 2000

High Surf in California, July 31, 2000

July 31, 2000 · NWS LOX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 high surf, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
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 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.

High Surf, X Se Los Angeles

When
July 31, 9:00 PM PST
Where
X Se Los Angeles forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER

The combination of locally heavy surf and abnormally high tides resulted in damage to two homes in the Malibu area. The powerful waves destroyed the decks of two homes, including one house owned by the musician Sting.

What these are

High Surf
Large waves breaking on the shore that caused damage, erosion or casualties.

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

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5151608.