Storms in California in 2009
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in California in 2009, 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 2009 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
- 875
- Deaths
- 29
- Injuries
- 182
- Damage
- $55 million
- Episodes
- 230
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 | 190 | 0 | 2 | $1.3 million |
| Drought | 133 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Strong Wind | 83 | 1 | 0 | $154,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 59 | 1 | 1 | $160,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 51 | 1 | 0 | $86,000 |
| Winter Storm | 48 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Wildfire | 40 | 3 | 108 | $39 million |
| Heavy Rain | 38 | 2 | 1 | $50,000 |
| Winter Weather | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 32 | 0 | 1 | $21,000 |
| Dense Fog | 26 | 1 | 31 | $725,000 |
| Hail | 26 | 2 | 8 | $126,000 |
| Heat | 26 | 4 | 15 | $30,000 |
| Flash Flood | 25 | 4 | 5 | $11 million |
| Flood | 20 | 1 | 0 | $158,000 |
| Lightning | 12 | 1 | 0 | $150,000 |
| High Surf | 7 | 6 | 7 | $130,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 6 | 0 | 3 | $47,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 3 | 0 | 0 | $58,000 |
| Tornado | 2 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Avalanche | 2 | 1 | 0 | $120,000 |
| Rip Current | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2009
- Drought in California, January 1 to 31, 2009
- Strong Wind in California, January 2, 2009
- High Wind in California, January 9 to 10, 2009
- High Wind in California, January 9 to 13, 2009
- Dense Fog in California, January 11, 2009
- Strong Wind in California, January 12, 2009
- Winter Weather in California, January 23 to 26, 2009
- Tornado in California, January 24, 2009
- Winter Weather in California, January 24 to 25, 2009
- Strong Wind in California, January 25, 2009
- High Wind in California, January 25, 2009
- High Wind in California, January 29 to 30, 2009
- High Wind in California, January 29, 2009
- Dense Fog in California, January 30 to 31, 2009
February 2009
- Drought in California, February 1 to 28, 2009
- Drought in California, February 1 to 28, 2009
- Dense Fog and Strong Wind in California, February 1 to 5, 2009
- Flash Flood and Winter Storm in California, February 5 to 7, 2009
- Tornado and Winter Storm in California, February 6 to 10, 2009
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Snow in California, February 6 to 8, 2009
- Winter Weather in California, February 6 to 7, 2009
- Winter Weather in California, February 8 to 9, 2009
- Avalanche and Heavy Snow in California, February 9, 2009
- Heavy Snow in California, February 10 to 11, 2009
- Winter Storm in California, February 11, 2009
- Winter Storm and High Wind in California, February 11 to 17, 2009
- Winter Weather in California, February 11 to 12, 2009
- Heavy Snow in California, February 12 to 13, 2009
- Heavy Snow and Strong Wind in California, February 12 to 13, 2009
- Winter Weather in California, February 13 to 14, 2009
- High Wind in California, February 13, 2009
- Heavy Snow in California, February 14 to 15, 2009
- Flooding and High Wind in California, February 15 to 17, 2009
- Winter Storm in California, February 15 to 16, 2009
- Heavy Snow in California, February 15 to 16, 2009
- Heavy Snow in California, February 15 to 18, 2009
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, February 16, 2009
- Heavy Snow in California, February 16, 2009
- Debris Flow and Flood in California, February 16 to 17, 2009
- Heavy Snow in California, February 21 to 22, 2009
- Winter Storm in California, February 22 to 24, 2009
- Winter Storm and Dense Fog in California, February 22 to 25, 2009
- Strong Wind in California, February 22, 2009
- Strong Wind in California, February 26, 2009
- Strong Wind in California, February 26, 2009
March 2009
- Drought in California, March 1 to 31, 2009
- Flash Flood and Winter Storm in California, March 1 to 4, 2009
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in California, March 1 to 4, 2009
- Avalanche and Heavy Snow in California, March 2 to 4, 2009
- Heavy Snow in California, March 2 to 3, 2009
- Heavy Snow in California, March 3 to 4, 2009
- Heavy Snow in California, March 3 to 4, 2009
- Winter Weather in California, March 8 to 9, 2009
- High Wind in California, March 9, 2009
- Frost and Freeze and Strong Wind in California, March 9 to 10, 2009
- Heavy Snow in California, March 15 to 16, 2009
- Heavy Rain in California, March 16, 2009
- Winter Storm in California, March 21 to 22, 2009
- Winter Storm and High Wind in California, March 21 to 22, 2009
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in California, March 21 to 22, 2009
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, March 21 to 22, 2009
- Wildfire and Dust Storm in California, March 22, 2009
- High Wind in California, March 22 to 23, 2009
- Strong Wind in California, March 22, 2009
- High Wind in California, March 29, 2009
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, March 29 to 31, 2009
- Strong Wind in California, March 30, 2009
April 2009
- Drought in California, April 1 to 30, 2009
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, April 2 to 3, 2009
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, April 2 to 4, 2009
- High Wind in California, April 3, 2009
- Wildfire in California, April 3, 2009
- Strong Wind and Winter Weather in California, April 7 to 8, 2009
- Flash Flood in California, April 7, 2009
- High Wind in California, April 7, 2009
- Rip Current in California, April 12, 2009
- Dust Storm and Strong Wind in California, April 14 to 16, 2009
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, April 14 to 15, 2009
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, April 14, 2009
- High Wind in California, April 14 to 15, 2009
- High Wind in California, April 14, 2009
- High Wind in California, April 22, 2009
- High Wind in California, April 24, 2009
- Damaging Wind in California, April 24, 2009
May 2009
- Drought in California, May 1 to 31, 2009
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in California, May 1 to 2, 2009
- Heavy Rain in California, May 1 to 3, 2009
- Dense Fog in California, May 2, 2009
- High Wind in California, May 2 to 3, 2009
- Heavy Rain in California, May 4 to 5, 2009
- Heavy Rain in California, May 5, 2009
- Strong Wind in California, May 5 to 6, 2009
- Wildfire in California, May 5 to 20, 2009
- High Wind in California, May 6 to 8, 2009
- Wildfire in California, May 12, 2009
- High Wind in California, May 12, 2009
- Heat and High Wind in California, May 12 to 16, 2009
- High Wind in California, May 12 to 13, 2009
- High Wind in California, May 14, 2009
- Heat in California, May 17, 2009
- Damaging Winds in California, May 18, 2009
- Heat in California, May 19, 2009
- Wildfire in California, May 27 to 28, 2009
- Flash Flood and Hail in California, May 27 to 29, 2009
- Hail in California, May 28, 2009
- Hail in California, May 28, 2009
- Damaging Wind in California, May 29, 2009
June 2009
- Drought in California, June 1 to 30, 2009
- Wildfire and Hail in California, June 1 to 30, 2009
- Hail in California, June 2, 2009
- High Wind in California, June 3, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Wind in California, June 3, 2009
- Lightning Strike in California, June 3, 2009
- Wildfire in California, June 7 to 30, 2009
- Dense Fog in California, June 11, 2009
- Hail in California, June 11, 2009
- Wildfire and Heavy Rain in California, June 13 to 30, 2009
- Heat in California, June 27, 2009
July 2009
- Drought in California, July 1 to 31, 2009
- Wildfire in California, July 1 to 31, 2009
- Flash Flood in California, July 2, 2009
- Heat in California, July 15 to 20, 2009
- Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain in California, July 18 to 19, 2009
- Strong Wind in California, July 18, 2009
- Damaging Wind in California, July 19, 2009
- Damaging Wind in California, July 21, 2009
- High Surf in California, July 24 to 26, 2009
- High Surf in California, July 24 to 26, 2009
- Wildfire in California, July 26 to 31, 2009
- Heat in California, July 26, 2009
- Hail in California, July 28 to 29, 2009
- Damaging Wind in California, July 29, 2009
August 2009
- Drought in California, August 1 to 31, 2009
- Wildfire in California, August 1 to 11, 2009
- Wildfire in California, August 1 to 17, 2009
- Wildfire in California, August 2 to 31, 2009
- Heat in California, August 5, 2009
- Wildfire in California, August 8 to 21, 2009
- Wildfire in California, August 16 to 31, 2009
- Wildfire in California, August 21 to 31, 2009
- Flash Flooding in California, August 23, 2009
- Wildfire in California, August 26 to 31, 2009
- Wildfire in California, August 27 to 31, 2009
- Wildfire in California, August 30 to 31, 2009
- Wildfire in California, August 31, 2009
September 2009
- Wildfire in California, September 1 to 8, 2009
- Wildfire in California, September 1 to 3, 2009
- Drought in California, September 1 to 30, 2009
- Wildfire in California, September 1 to 5, 2009
- Wildfire in California, September 1 to 30, 2009
- Wildfire in California, September 1 to 18, 2009
- Flash Flooding in California, September 2, 2009
- Flash Flooding and Hail in California, September 4 to 6, 2009
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in California, September 5, 2009
- Dust Storm and Damaging Wind in California, September 5, 2009
- Wildfire in California, September 7 to 12, 2009
- Lightning Strikes in California, September 12, 2009
- Wildfire and Lightning Strike in California, September 13, 2009
- Wildfire in California, September 19 to 24, 2009
- Wildfire in California, September 22 to 27, 2009
- Wildfire in California, September 22 to 23, 2009
- Wildfire in California, September 26 to 29, 2009
- High Wind in California, September 29, 2009
- Strong Wind in California, September 29, 2009
- Strong Wind in California, September 29, 2009
- Frost and Freeze in California, September 30, 2009
October 2009
- Drought in California, October 1 to 31, 2009
- Frost and Freeze in California, October 1, 2009
- Strong Wind and Winter Weather in California, October 3 to 4, 2009
- Wildfire in California, October 3 to 10, 2009
- High Wind in California, October 4, 2009
- Frost and Freeze in California, October 6, 2009
- Flash Flooding and Flood in California, October 12 to 17, 2009
- Heavy Rain in California, October 13 to 14, 2009
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flow in California, October 13, 2009
- Debris Flow and Heavy Snow in California, October 13 to 14, 2009
- High Wind in California, October 13, 2009
- Flash Flood in California, October 18, 2009
- High Wind in California, October 27, 2009
- Dust Storm and High Wind in California, October 27 to 29, 2009
- High Wind in California, October 27, 2009
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, October 27, 2009
- High Wind in California, October 27 to 28, 2009
November 2009
- Drought in California, November 1 to 30, 2009
- High Wind in California, November 12, 2009
- Frost and Freeze in California, November 15, 2009
- Wildfire in California, November 16 to 18, 2009
- Heavy Snow in California, November 20 to 21, 2009
- Winter Storm in California, November 20, 2009
- High Wind and Winter Weather in California, November 20, 2009
- High Wind in California, November 20, 2009
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, November 20, 2009
- High Wind in California, November 23 to 24, 2009
- High Surf in California, November 26 to 27, 2009
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in California, November 27, 2009
- Winter Weather in California, November 27 to 28, 2009
- Heavy Snow in California, November 27 to 28, 2009
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, November 28 to 29, 2009
- High Wind and Frost and Freeze in California, November 28 to 30, 2009
- High Surf in California, November 28 to 29, 2009
December 2009
- Drought in California, December 1 to 31, 2009
- Frost and Freeze in California, December 3, 2009
- Dense Fog in California, December 5, 2009
- Extreme Cold in California, December 5 to 11, 2009
- Frost and Freeze in California, December 6 to 10, 2009
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in California, December 6 to 7, 2009
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, December 6 to 7, 2009
- Winter Storm and High Wind in California, December 6 to 9, 2009
- High Wind in California, December 6, 2009
- Winter Weather in California, December 7, 2009
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, December 7 to 8, 2009
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, December 7 to 8, 2009
- Winter Storm in California, December 7, 2009
- High Surf in California, December 8 to 9, 2009
- Frost and Freeze in California, December 8, 2009
- Winter Storm and Flooding in California, December 10 to 13, 2009
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, December 11 to 13, 2009
- Winter Storm in California, December 11 to 13, 2009
- Heavy Snow in California, December 12 to 13, 2009
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in California, December 12 to 13, 2009
- Flash Flood and High Wind in California, December 12 to 13, 2009
- Heavy Snow in California, December 14 to 15, 2009
- Winter Storm in California, December 15, 2009
- High Surf in California, December 17, 2009
- Dense Fog in California, December 17 to 18, 2009
- High Wind and Frost and Freeze in California, December 21 to 24, 2009
- High Wind in California, December 22, 2009
- High Wind in California, December 22, 2009
- High Wind in California, December 22, 2009
- Heavy Snow in California, December 29 to 30, 2009
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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 2026-09-24.