California

Storms in California in 2011

811 events in 221 episodes

Every storm the National Weather Service filed in California in 2011, 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 2011 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

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The year

Events
811
Deaths
15
Injuries
54
Damage
$452 million
Episodes
221

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 eventEventsDeathsInjuriesDamage
High Wind17047$16 million
Winter Storm8900$24 million
Flood7202$234,000
Frost/Freeze6800$300 million
Heavy Snow5800$324,000
Dense Fog5700
Flash Flood5606$34 million
Strong Wind5307$272,000
Thunderstorm Wind3200$942,000
Winter Weather2600
Heavy Rain2500$20 million
Wildfire21029$16 million
Debris Flow1510$592,000
Funnel Cloud1300
Lightning1200$4,000
Tornado920$3.7 million
Hail800
High Surf723$10,000
Tsunami710$36 million
Heat400
Storm Surge/Tide310$640,000
Avalanche220
Cold/Wind Chill100
Coastal Flood100
Dust Storm100
Excessive Heat120

Every episode, month by month

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November 2011

December 2011

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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.