California, 2003Dust Storm and High Wind in California, November 27, 2003
November 27, 2003 · NWS SGX · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
Trees blown down in several locations around the foothill communities adjacent to the Santa Ana and San Bernardino Mountains. An unladen 53 foot semi-tractor trailer was blown over the Lytle Creek Bridge on Interstate 15.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 41
- Property damage
- $150,000
- 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.
Trees blown down in several locations around the foothill communities adjacent to the Santa Ana and San Bernardino Mountains. An unladen 53 foot semi-tractor trailer was blown over the Lytle Creek Bridge on Interstate 15. Ash and soot from the burned areas in the were picked up by east winds gusting between 40 and 60 mph. Visibility was reduced across the valleys, coasts, and over the coastal waters out to San Clemente Island. The San Diego County Air Pollution Control District measured unhealthy air over the cities Escondido, El Cajon, Alpine, and Chula Vista; and hospital emergency rooms reported twice the number of patients normally seen for breathing difficulties.
High Wind, Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills
- When
- November 27, 5:16 AM PST to 10:30 AM PST
- Where
- Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 33.483, -116.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dust Storm, San Diego County Valleys
- When
- November 27, 5:30 AM PST to 2:00 PM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Valleys forecast zone
- Injuries
- 20 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, San Bernardino County Valley/The Inland Empire
- When
- November 27, 6:00 AM PST to 10:45 AM PST
- Where
- San Bernardino County Valley/The Inland Empire forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 34.293, -116.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dust Storm, San Diego County Coasts
- When
- November 27, 6:00 AM PST to 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coasts forecast zone
- Injuries
- 20 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dust Storm, X Sw San Bernardino
- When
- November 27, 6:00 AM PST to 2:45 PM PST
- Where
- X Sw San Bernardino forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.293, -116.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
- Dust Storm
- Blowing dust that reduced visibility to a quarter mile or less.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Dense Fog in Utah, November 27, 20031 death · 2 injured · $20,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, November 27, 2003$500,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, November 27, 2003$67,000 · F1 · 12 events
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, November 27, 2003$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail in Arkansas, November 27, 20031 in hail · 4 events
- High Wind in Oregon, November 27 to 28, 200368 kt wind · 2 events
- Hail in Arkansas, November 27, 20030.75 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Arkansas, November 27, 20030.75 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, November 27, 200350 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, November 27, 2003$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, November 27, 2003$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, November 27, 2003$750 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
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: 5335157, 5335159, 5335158, 5335160, 5335161.