California, 2006

Hail in California, January 14, 2006

January 14, 2006 · NWS HNX · 2 events in 1 county or zone

A severe thunderstorm deposited large hail near a couple of foothill communities northeast of Fresno early in the afternoon of the 14th.

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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 HNX wrote it up.

A severe thunderstorm deposited large hail near a couple of foothill communities northeast of Fresno early in the afternoon of the 14th.

The radar

The San Joaquin Valley radar (KHNX), 64 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:53 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Fresno

When
January 14, 1:55 PM PST to 2:00 PM PST
Where
Fresno County, Academy
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.883, -119.533

Hail, Fresno

When
January 14, 2:10 PM PST to 2:15 PM PST
Where
Fresno County, Prather
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.033, -119.517

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5492038, 5492039.