California, 2001Wildfire and Dust Storm in California, October 12, 2001
October 12, 2001 · NWS SGX · 5 events in 2 counties and zones
The season's first Santa Ana winds fanned several brush fires, and started several others by banging power lines together. Smoke and the proximity of flames prompting the evacuation of students at a college in Yucaipa.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
The season's first Santa Ana winds fanned several brush fires, and started several others by banging power lines together. Smoke and the proximity of flames prompting the evacuation of students at a college in Yucaipa. The winds also blew dust and debris across freeways between Fontana and Rialto during the morning commute, stopping traffic at times.
Dust Storm, San Bernardino County Valley/The Inland Empire
- When
- October 12, 5:00 AM PST to 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- San Bernardino County Valley/The Inland Empire forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.293, -116.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire, San Bernardino
- When
- October 12, 11:12 AM PST to 12:10 PM PST
- Where
- San Bernardino County, Yucaipa
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.841, -116.178 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire, San Bernardino
- When
- October 12, 1:00 PM PST to 1:15 PM PST
- Where
- San Bernardino County, Big Bear Lake
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.841, -116.178 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire, San Bernardino
- When
- October 12, 1:45 PM PST to 2:00 PM PST
- Where
- San Bernardino County, Fontana
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.841, -116.178 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire, San Bernardino
- When
- October 12, 5:30 PM PST to 7:00 PM PST
- Where
- San Bernardino County, Cajon
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.841, -116.178 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- Dust Storm
- Blowing dust that reduced visibility to a quarter mile or less.
- Wildfire
- A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, October 12, 200125 injured · $23 million · F2 · 3 events
- Tornado in Texas, October 12, 20015 injured · $1.1 million · F3 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, October 12 to 13, 2001$273,000 · F1 · 26 events
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, October 12, 2001$390,000 · F1 · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Texas, October 12, 2001$500,000 · 61 kt wind · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, October 12, 2001$500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, October 12, 2001$130,000 · F0 · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, October 12, 2001$40,000 · 1.75 in hail · 23 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, October 12, 2001$50,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, October 12, 2001$25,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in Oregon, October 12, 2001$25,000 · 1 event
- Hail in Texas, October 12, 20011 in hail · 11 events
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5269765, 5269761, 5269762, 5269763, 5269764.