Dust Storm, Coachella Valley
- When
- November 22, 8:13 AM PST
- Where
- Coachella Valley forecast zone
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.744, -115.994 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dust Storm and High Wind in California, November 22 to 23, 2003
Trees, power lines, and signs were knocked down.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- 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
- $210,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS SGX wrote it up.
Trees, power lines, and signs were knocked down.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 high wind, 1 dust storm. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, San Bernardino County Mountains
- When
- November 22, 1:25 PM PST to November 23, 1:26 PM PST
- Where
- San Bernardino County Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 34.841, -116.178 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, San Bernardino County Valley/The Inland Empire
- When
- November 22, 9:09 PM PST to November 23, 10:42 AM PST
- Where
- San Bernardino County Valley/The Inland Empire forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.293, -116.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Coachella Valley
- When
- November 23, 6:48 AM PST to 7:12 AM PST
- Where
- Coachella Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.744, -115.994 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills
- When
- November 23, 10:24 AM PST to 1:46 PM PST
- Where
- Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.483, -116.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Dust Storm
- Blowing dust that reduced visibility to a quarter mile or less.
- 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
- Hurricane in Guam, November 22 to 25, 2003
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, November 22 to 24, 2003
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, November 22 to 23, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, November 22 to 24, 2003
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Alaska, November 22 to 24, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, November 22 to 23, 2003
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, November 22 to 23, 2003
- High Wind in New Mexico, November 22, 2003
- Frost and Freeze in California, November 22 to 25, 2003
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, November 22 to 23, 2003
- Ice Storm in Minnesota, November 22 to 23, 2003
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, November 22 to 23, 2003
More
Every storm in California in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in California, November 2003
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5335153, 5335152, 5335154, 5335156, 5335155.