Storms in California in 2002
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in California in 2002, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
California in 2002 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 916
- Deaths
- 25
- Injuries
- 362
- Damage
- $189 million
- Episodes
- 443
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Wind | 235 | 2 | 1 | $8.6 million |
| Wildfire | 124 | 1 | 132 | $142 million |
| Heavy Snow | 117 | 1 | 36 | $500,000 |
| Dense Fog | 74 | 6 | 136 | $3.4 million |
| Flood | 62 | 4 | 7 | $2.4 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 51 | 1 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| Winter Storm | 50 | 0 | 0 | $23,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 33 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Hail | 23 | 0 | 0 | $26 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 20 | 0 | 0 | $131,000 |
| Dust Storm | 16 | 0 | 15 | $1.9 million |
| Strong Wind | 15 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Heat | 12 | 6 | 10 | |
| Flash Flood | 12 | 0 | 0 | $51,000 |
| Winter Weather | 11 | 0 | 3 | $60,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 10 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Rip Current | 6 | 2 | 17 | $100,000 |
| High Surf | 5 | 2 | 5 | $42,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 3 | 0 | 0 | $786,000 |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Drought | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 1 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2002
- Dense Fog in California, January 1, 2002
- Heavy Rain in California, January 1 to 3, 2002
- Winter Storm in California, January 1 to 3, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, January 1, 2002
- High Wind in California, January 1, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, January 2 to 3, 2002
- Flooding in California, January 2, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, January 2 to 3, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, January 3, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, January 3 to 4, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, January 4, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, January 6 to 12, 2002
- High Surf in California, January 8 to 11, 2002
- High Wind in California, January 10, 2002
- Wildfire in California, January 11, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, January 13, 2002
- Extreme Cold in California, January 15 to 20, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, January 18 to 21, 2002
- Cold in California, January 21, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, January 21, 2002
- High Wind in California, January 21, 2002
- High Wind in California, January 21, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, January 21 to 22, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, January 21, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, January 22, 2002
- High Wind in California, January 22, 2002
- Extreme Cold in California, January 22 to 25, 2002
- Wildfire and High Wind in California, January 23 to 24, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, January 25 to 26, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, January 25 to 26, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, January 25 to 26, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, January 26, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, January 26, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, January 26 to 27, 2002
- High Wind in California, January 26, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, January 26, 2002
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, January 26 to 27, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, January 26, 2002
- High Surf in California, January 26, 2002
- High Wind in California, January 26, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, January 26 to 27, 2002
- Winter Weather in California, January 27 to 29, 2002
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, January 28 to 29, 2002
- Extreme Cold in California, January 28 to 31, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, January 28, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, January 29, 2002
- Extreme Cold in California, January 29 to 31, 2002
February 2002
- Extreme Cold in California, February 1 to 6, 2002
- Extreme Cold in California, February 1 to 3, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, February 5 to 6, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, February 6 to 7, 2002
- High Wind in California, February 7, 2002
- High Wind in California, February 7, 2002
- High Wind in California, February 7, 2002
- High Wind in California, February 7, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, February 7, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, February 8, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, February 8, 2002
- Wildfire and Dust Storm in California, February 9 to 13, 2002
- High Wind in California, February 9 to 10, 2002
- High Wind in California, February 9 to 10, 2002
- High Wind in California, February 10, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, February 14, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, February 16 to 17, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, February 16 to 17, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, February 16 to 17, 2002
- Funnel Cloud in California, February 17, 2002
- Dust Storm in California, February 17, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, February 19, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, February 19, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, February 21 to 22, 2002
- High Wind in California, February 23 to 24, 2002
- High Wind in California, February 23, 2002
- High Wind in California, February 23, 2002
- High Wind in California, February 28, 2002
March 2002
- High Wind in California, March 1, 2002
- High Wind in California, March 1, 2002
- High Wind in California, March 1, 2002
- Frost and Freeze in California, March 2, 2002
- Wildfire in California, March 2, 2002
- Frost and Freeze in California, March 3, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, March 6 to 7, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, March 6 to 8, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, March 6 to 7, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, March 6 to 7, 2002
- Winter Storm in California, March 6 to 7, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, March 6 to 7, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, March 6 to 7, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, March 7, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, March 7, 2002
- Damaging Wind and High Wind in California, March 7 to 8, 2002
- Frost and Freeze in California, March 9, 2002
- High Wind in California, March 9, 2002
- High Wind in California, March 9, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, March 10, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, March 10, 2002
- High Surf in California, March 12, 2002
- Dust Storm and High Wind in California, March 13, 2002
- High Wind in California, March 13, 2002
- Dust Storm in California, March 13, 2002
- High Wind in California, March 13, 2002
- High Wind in California, March 13, 2002
- High Wind in California, March 13, 2002
- Frost and Freeze in California, March 15, 2002
- Winter Weather in California, March 16, 2002
- High Wind in California, March 16 to 18, 2002
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in California, March 16 to 18, 2002
- Wildfire and Dust Storm in California, March 16 to 17, 2002
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, March 17 to 18, 2002
- Frost and Freeze in California, March 19, 2002
- Wildfire in California, March 21 to 22, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, March 22, 2002
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, March 22 to 24, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, March 22 to 23, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, March 22 to 23, 2002
- Damaging Winds in California, March 23, 2002
- Flood in California, March 23, 2002
- High Wind in California, March 24, 2002
- Funnel Cloud in California, March 24, 2002
- Funnel Cloud in California, March 24, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, March 31, 2002
April 2002
- Dense Fog in California, April 1, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, April 2, 2002
- Hail in California, April 3, 2002
- Wildfire in California, April 9 to 14, 2002
- High Wind in California, April 14 to 16, 2002
- High Wind in California, April 14, 2002
- High Wind in California, April 15, 2002
- High Wind in California, April 15, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, April 15, 2002
- High Wind in California, April 15, 2002
- High Wind in California, April 16 to 18, 2002
- Winter Storm in California, April 17, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, April 17, 2002
- Wildfire in California, April 21, 2002
- Flood in California, April 24, 2002
- Flood in California, April 26, 2002
- High Wind in California, April 27 to 28, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, April 29, 2002
- High Wind in California, April 30, 2002
May 2002
- Wildfire in California, May 2 to 3, 2002
- Wildfire in California, May 3, 2002
- High Wind in California, May 7 to 8, 2002
- Dust Storm in California, May 7 to 8, 2002
- High Wind in California, May 9 to 10, 2002
- Wildfire in California, May 9, 2002
- High Wind in California, May 10 to 11, 2002
- Wildfire in California, May 11 to 15, 2002
- Wildfire in California, May 12, 2002
- Wildfire in California, May 13 to 14, 2002
- Wildfire in California, May 13, 2002
- Wildfire in California, May 13, 2002
- Wildfire in California, May 14, 2002
- Wildfire in California, May 14, 2002
- Wildfire in California, May 14, 2002
- Wildfire in California, May 14, 2002
- Wildfire in California, May 14, 2002
- Wildfire in California, May 14, 2002
- Wildfire in California, May 14, 2002
- High Wind in California, May 15, 2002
- High Wind in California, May 19, 2002
- Dust Storm in California, May 19, 2002
- High Wind and Winter Weather in California, May 20 to 21, 2002
- Winter Storm in California, May 20 to 21, 2002
- Flood in California, May 20, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, May 20, 2002
- Lightning Strikes in California, May 20, 2002
- High Wind in California, May 20, 2002
- Funnel Clouds in California, May 20, 2002
- Tornado and Hail in California, May 20, 2002
- Hail in California, May 20, 2002
- Dust Storm in California, May 20 to 21, 2002
- Hail in California, May 20, 2002
- Hail in California, May 20, 2002
- Hail in California, May 20, 2002
- High Wind in California, May 21, 2002
- Wildfire in California, May 21, 2002
- Wildfire in California, May 31, 2002
- Heavy Rain in California, May 31, 2002
- Hail in California, May 31, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in California, May 31, 2002
- Lightning Strikes and Heavy Rain in California, May 31, 2002
June 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 1 to 6, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 1, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 1 to 14, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 2 to 4, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 2 to 4, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 3, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 3, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 4, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 5 to 12, 2002
- Extreme Cold in California, June 7 to 8, 2002
- High Wind in California, June 7 to 8, 2002
- Extreme Cold in California, June 8 to 9, 2002
- High Wind in California, June 8, 2002
- High Wind in California, June 9, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 9 to 10, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 15 to 18, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 15 to 20, 2002
- High Surf in California, June 16, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 16 to 22, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 17, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 17, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 17 to 18, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 18 to 20, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 18, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 18, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 18, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 19 to 22, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 24, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 24 to 25, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 24, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 24 to 25, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 25, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 25, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 26 to 29, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 26 to 27, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 28, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 30, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 30, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 30, 2002
July 2002
- Wildfire in California, July 1, 2002
- Wildfire in California, July 1, 2002
- Wildfire in California, July 4 to 5, 2002
- Wildfire in California, July 6, 2002
- Heat in California, July 8 to 11, 2002
- Heat in California, July 9 to 15, 2002
- Blizzard in California, July 10, 2002
- Heat in California, July 10 to 12, 2002
- Wildfire in California, July 10, 2002
- Wildfire in California, July 10, 2002
- Wildfire in California, July 11 to 31, 2002
- Damaging Wind in California, July 12, 2002
- Damaging Wind in California, July 12, 2002
- Damaging Wind in California, July 12, 2002
- Wildfire in California, July 13 to 31, 2002
- Wildfire in California, July 13 to 16, 2002
- Heat in California, July 15, 2002
- Flash Flood in California, July 15, 2002
- Heat in California, July 16 to 25, 2002
- Wildfire in California, July 16, 2002
- Flash Flood in California, July 16, 2002
- Wildfire in California, July 17, 2002
- Hail in California, July 17, 2002
- Wildfire in California, July 17, 2002
- Damaging Wind in California, July 17, 2002
- Flash Flood and Hail in California, July 18, 2002
- Flash Flood and Flood in California, July 18, 2002
- Flood in California, July 18, 2002
- Flash Flood in California, July 18, 2002
- Wildfire in California, July 20, 2002
- Wildfire in California, July 21 to 24, 2002
- Wildfire in California, July 21 to 31, 2002
- Wildfire in California, July 22, 2002
- Heat in California, July 23, 2002
- Wildfire in California, July 23, 2002
- Damaging Wind in California, July 23, 2002
- Wildfire in California, July 24 to 26, 2002
- Wildfire in California, July 24, 2002
- Damaging Wind in California, July 24, 2002
- Wildfire in California, July 25 to 26, 2002
- Wildfire in California, July 26, 2002
- Wildfire in California, July 26, 2002
- Wildfire in California, July 28, 2002
- Wildfire in California, July 29, 2002
- Wildfire in California, July 29, 2002
- Wildfire in California, July 29 to 31, 2002
August 2002
- Wildfire in California, August 1 to 13, 2002
- Wildfire in California, August 1 to 29, 2002
- Wildfire in California, August 1 to 14, 2002
- Wildfire in California, August 1 to 31, 2002
- High Wind in California, August 3, 2002
- Wildfire in California, August 4, 2002
- Wildfire in California, August 4, 2002
- Wildfire in California, August 6 to 10, 2002
- Wildfire in California, August 9 to 11, 2002
- Wildfire in California, August 9, 2002
- Wildfire in California, August 11 to 15, 2002
- Wildfire in California, August 11 to 13, 2002
- Wildfire in California, August 17 to 20, 2002
- Dust Storm in California, August 18, 2002
- Damaging Wind in California, August 18, 2002
- Wildfire in California, August 24 to 25, 2002
- Wildfire in California, August 27 to 28, 2002
- Wildfire in California, August 29 to 30, 2002
September 2002
- Wildfire in California, September 1 to 30, 2002
- Drought in California, September 1 to 30, 2002
- Heat in California, September 1, 2002
- Wildfire in California, September 1 to 12, 2002
- Damaging Wind in California, September 1, 2002
- Damaging Wind in California, September 1, 2002
- Damaging Wind in California, September 1, 2002
- Wildfire in California, September 2 to 3, 2002
- Rip Current in California, September 3 to 4, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, September 4, 2002
- Wildfire in California, September 4 to 5, 2002
- Extreme Cold in California, September 5 to 6, 2002
- Wildfire in California, September 5 to 6, 2002
- Extreme Cold in California, September 6 to 7, 2002
- Heavy Rain in California, September 6, 2002
- Extreme Cold in California, September 7 to 8, 2002
- Extreme Cold in California, September 8 to 9, 2002
- Extreme Cold in California, September 9 to 10, 2002
- Hail in California, September 10, 2002
- Flood in California, September 10, 2002
- Extreme Cold in California, September 10 to 11, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, September 11, 2002
- Wildfire in California, September 11, 2002
- Wildfire in California, September 16, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, September 20, 2002
- Wildfire in California, September 22 to 30, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, September 23, 2002
October 2002
- Strong Wind in California, October 1, 2002
- Wildfire in California, October 2, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, October 7 to 8, 2002
- Extreme Cold in California, October 11 to 12, 2002
- Wildfire in California, October 13, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, October 14, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, October 21, 2002
- Funnel Cloud in California, October 26, 2002
November 2002
- Dense Fog in California, November 3, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, November 3, 2002
- High Wind in California, November 7, 2002
- High Wind in California, November 7, 2002
- High Wind in California, November 7, 2002
- Heavy Rain in California, November 7 to 10, 2002
- Winter Storm and Flooding in California, November 7 to 9, 2002
- Heavy Rain in California, November 7 to 8, 2002
- Heavy Rain in California, November 7 to 8, 2002
- Heavy Rain in California, November 7 to 8, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, November 7 to 8, 2002
- Heavy Rain in California, November 7 to 8, 2002
- Heavy Rain in California, November 7 to 8, 2002
- High Wind in California, November 7, 2002
- High Wind in California, November 7, 2002
- Heavy Rain in California, November 7 to 8, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, November 7 to 8, 2002
- Heavy Rain in California, November 7 to 8, 2002
- Heavy Rain in California, November 7 to 8, 2002
- High Wind in California, November 7 to 8, 2002
- High Surf in California, November 7, 2002
- High Wind in California, November 7 to 8, 2002
- Flooding and Dust Storm in California, November 7 to 10, 2002
- High Wind in California, November 8, 2002
- High Wind in California, November 8, 2002
- High Wind in California, November 8, 2002
- High Wind in California, November 8, 2002
- High Wind in California, November 8, 2002
- High Wind in California, November 8, 2002
- High Wind in California, November 8, 2002
- Flooding in California, November 8 to 9, 2002
- High Wind in California, November 8 to 9, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, November 8 to 10, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, November 8 to 10, 2002
- High Wind in California, November 8, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, November 9 to 10, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, November 9 to 10, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, November 9 to 10, 2002
- High Wind in California, November 10, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, November 11, 2002
- Rip Current in California, November 11, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, November 14 to 22, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, November 14, 2002
- Wildfire in California, November 20 to 22, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, November 21 to 22, 2002
- Dust Storm and High Wind in California, November 25, 2002
- High Wind in California, November 25 to 26, 2002
- High Wind in California, November 25, 2002
- Wildfire and High Wind in California, November 26, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, November 26, 2002
- High Wind in California, November 27, 2002
- Wildfire in California, November 27 to 29, 2002
- Flood and Hail in California, November 29, 2002
- Flooding and Lightning Strike in California, November 29, 2002
- Flash Flooding in California, November 30, 2002
- Flood in California, November 30, 2002
December 2002
- Dense Fog in California, December 1 to 9, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, December 1, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, December 10 to 12, 2002
- High Wind in California, December 12, 2002
- Winter Storm in California, December 12, 2002
- Heavy Rain in California, December 13 to 14, 2002
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in California, December 13 to 16, 2002
- Tornadoes and Heavy Rain in California, December 13 to 17, 2002
- Flooding and High Wind in California, December 14 to 15, 2002
- High Wind in California, December 14, 2002
- Winter Storm in California, December 14 to 15, 2002
- High Wind in California, December 14, 2002
- High Wind in California, December 14, 2002
- Strong Wind in California, December 14, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, December 14 to 15, 2002
- Winter Storm in California, December 14 to 15, 2002
- High Wind in California, December 15 to 16, 2002
- Rip Currents in California, December 15 to 16, 2002
- High Wind in California, December 15, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, December 15 to 16, 2002
- Flooding in California, December 16 to 17, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, December 16, 2002
- High Wind in California, December 16, 2002
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, December 16, 2002
- High Wind in California, December 16, 2002
- High Wind in California, December 16, 2002
- Winter Storm in California, December 16 to 17, 2002
- Flooding in California, December 16, 2002
- Dust Storm and High Wind in California, December 16, 2002
- Flooding in California, December 16, 2002
- Flooding in California, December 17, 2002
- Hail in California, December 17, 2002
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, December 19 to 20, 2002
- Storm Surge and Flooding in California, December 19 to 20, 2002
- High Wind in California, December 19, 2002
- Strong Wind in California, December 19 to 20, 2002
- Flash Flood in California, December 19, 2002
- Flash Flood in California, December 19, 2002
- Winter Storm in California, December 19 to 21, 2002
- Winter Storm in California, December 19 to 21, 2002
- Winter Storm and Damaging Wind in California, December 19 to 20, 2002
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in California, December 19 to 20, 2002
- Funnel Cloud in California, December 20, 2002
- Flood in California, December 20 to 21, 2002
- Frost and Freeze in California, December 22 to 25, 2002
- Funnel Cloud in California, December 23, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, December 25, 2002
- Winter Storm in California, December 25 to 26, 2002
- High Wind in California, December 26 to 27, 2002
- Flood and Heavy Rain in California, December 27 to 28, 2002
- Winter Storm in California, December 27 to 29, 2002
- High Wind in California, December 27, 2002
- Flood in California, December 27 to 28, 2002
- Flooding and Heavy Snow in California, December 28 to 29, 2002
- Strong Wind in California, December 28, 2002
- Winter Storm in California, December 28 to 29, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, December 28 to 29, 2002
- Winter Storm in California, December 29, 2002
- High Wind in California, December 30, 2002
- Winter Storm in California, December 30 to 31, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, December 30 to 31, 2002
- Winter Storm in California, December 30 to 31, 2002
- Damaging Wind in California, December 30, 2002
- High Wind in California, December 30 to 31, 2002
- Flooding and Heavy Snow in California, December 31, 2002
- High Wind in California, December 31, 2002
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, December 31, 2002
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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.