High Wind, Riverside County Valley/The Inland Empire
- When
- March 31, 9:28 AM PST to 3:00 PM PST
- Where
- Riverside County Valley/The Inland Empire forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
High Wind in California, March 31, 2000
Strong winds blew through the Inland Empire area from mid morning through mid afternoon. Twenty-five power poles were toppled in the Sun City area, and several power poles also fell in Yucaipa.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $375,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Strong winds blew through the Inland Empire area from mid morning through mid afternoon. Twenty-five power poles were toppled in the Sun City area, and several power poles also fell in Yucaipa. A large tree was blown down in Beaumont. Blowing dust restricted visibilities along most highways.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, San Bernardino County Valley/The Inland Empire
- When
- March 31, 10:00 AM PST to 3:00 PM PST
- Where
- San Bernardino County Valley/The Inland Empire forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $125,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Rip Current in Florida, March 31, 2000
- Heat and Heavy Rain in New Jersey, March 31, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Virginia, March 31, 2000
- High Wind in Nevada, March 31, 2000
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Pennsylvania, March 31, 2000
- High Surf in Hawaii, March 31, 2000
- Waterspouts in Florida, March 31, 2000
- High Wind in California, March 31, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Texas, March 31, 2000
- Excessive Heat in Maryland, March 31, 2000
- Excessive Heat in Delaware, March 31, 2000
- Funnel Cloud in Florida, March 31, 2000
More
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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: 5136429, 5136430.