High Surf, X W San Luis Obispo
- When
- November 24, 2:30 AM PST to November 25, 2:30 AM PST
- Where
- X W San Luis Obispo forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Surf in California, November 24 to 25, 2000
Large northwest swell, from a storm in the Gulf of Alaska, generated heavy surf along the Central Coast. Widespread surf of 10 feet with local sets to 14 feet was reported.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 LOX wrote it up.
Large northwest swell, from a storm in the Gulf of Alaska, generated heavy surf along the Central Coast. Widespread surf of 10 feet with local sets to 14 feet was reported.
Event by event
2 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
High Surf, W Santa Barbara
- When
- November 24, 2:30 AM PST to November 25, 2:30 AM PST
- Where
- W Santa Barbara forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
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
- Winter Storm in Oregon, November 24, 2000
- Tornado in Texas, November 24, 2000
- High Wind in Alabama, November 24, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, November 24, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, November 24, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, November 24, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Texas, November 24, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, November 24 to 25, 2000
- Cold in Massachusetts, November 24, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, November 24, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, November 24, 2000
- Waterspout in Hawaii, November 24, 2000
More
Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, November 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: 5159183, 5159184.