Storms in California in 2011
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
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 event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Wind | 170 | 4 | 7 | $16 million |
| Winter Storm | 89 | 0 | 0 | $24 million |
| Flood | 72 | 0 | 2 | $234,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 68 | 0 | 0 | $300 million |
| Heavy Snow | 58 | 0 | 0 | $324,000 |
| Dense Fog | 57 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 56 | 0 | 6 | $34 million |
| Strong Wind | 53 | 0 | 7 | $272,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 32 | 0 | 0 | $942,000 |
| Winter Weather | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 25 | 0 | 0 | $20 million |
| Wildfire | 21 | 0 | 29 | $16 million |
| Debris Flow | 15 | 1 | 0 | $592,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 12 | 0 | 0 | $4,000 |
| Tornado | 9 | 2 | 0 | $3.7 million |
| Hail | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Surf | 7 | 2 | 3 | $10,000 |
| Tsunami | 7 | 1 | 0 | $36 million |
| Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 3 | 1 | 0 | $640,000 |
| Avalanche | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coastal Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2011
- Heavy Snow and Heavy Rain in California, January 1 to 4, 2011
- Winter Storm and Flooding in California, January 2 to 3, 2011
- Flash Flood and Heavy Snow in California, January 2 to 3, 2011
- Winter Storm in California, January 3, 2011
- Dense Fog and Winter Weather in California, January 5 to 10, 2011
- High Wind in California, January 14, 2011
- High Wind in California, January 17 to 18, 2011
- High Wind in California, January 19 to 20, 2011
- High Wind in California, January 20, 2011
- High Surf and Strong Wind in California, January 20 to 23, 2011
- Dense Fog in California, January 21 to 26, 2011
- High Surf in California, January 21 to 23, 2011
- High Wind in California, January 23, 2011
- High Wind in California, January 23, 2011
- Dense Fog in California, January 26 to 29, 2011
- Winter Weather in California, January 30, 2011
February 2011
- High Wind in California, February 2, 2011
- High Wind and Frost and Freeze in California, February 2 to 3, 2011
- High Wind in California, February 2 to 3, 2011
- High Surf in California, February 3, 2011
- High Wind in California, February 7 to 8, 2011
- Strong Wind in California, February 8, 2011
- Frost and Freeze in California, February 9 to 10, 2011
- High Wind in California, February 14 to 15, 2011
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, February 14 to 16, 2011
- Heavy Snow in California, February 15 to 18, 2011
- Winter Storm in California, February 15 to 17, 2011
- Storm Surge and Flood in California, February 15 to 17, 2011
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, February 16, 2011
- Winter Storm and Flooding in California, February 16 to 19, 2011
- Winter Storm in California, February 16 to 17, 2011
- Winter Storm in California, February 17 to 19, 2011
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in California, February 17 to 19, 2011
- Heavy Snow and Heavy Rain in California, February 18 to 19, 2011
- Flash Flood and High Wind in California, February 18 to 19, 2011
- Winter Storm and Damaging Wind in California, February 18 to 20, 2011
- Heavy Snow in California, February 24 to 25, 2011
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in California, February 24 to 26, 2011
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, February 24 to 25, 2011
- Debris Flow and Flood in California, February 25, 2011
- Winter Storm and Avalanche in California, February 25 to 28, 2011
- Heavy Snow in California, February 25 to 26, 2011
- Tornado in California, February 25, 2011
- Flash Flood and Heavy Snow in California, February 25 to 26, 2011
- Winter Storm in California, February 26, 2011
March 2011
- High Wind in California, March 1 to 2, 2011
- Heavy Snow in California, March 1 to 2, 2011
- Flood in California, March 2, 2011
- Winter Storm in California, March 2, 2011
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, March 6 to 7, 2011
- High Wind in California, March 7, 2011
- High Wind in California, March 7, 2011
- High Wind in California, March 7 to 8, 2011
- Strong Wind in California, March 10, 2011
- Tsunami in California, March 11 to 13, 2011
- Tsunami in California, March 11 to 13, 2011
- Tsunami in California, March 11 to 12, 2011
- High Wind in California, March 13, 2011
- Heavy Snow in California, March 15 to 16, 2011
- High Wind in California, March 16, 2011
- Tornado and Debris Flows in California, March 16 to 20, 2011
- Heavy Snow in California, March 17 to 18, 2011
- Heavy Snow in California, March 18 to 19, 2011
- Winter Storm in California, March 18 to 21, 2011
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, March 18 to 21, 2011
- Wildfire in California, March 18 to 20, 2011
- Heavy Snow in California, March 18 to 20, 2011
- Winter Storm and Flooding in California, March 19 to 25, 2011
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, March 19 to 20, 2011
- Heavy Snow in California, March 19 to 20, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Winter Storm in California, March 20 to 21, 2011
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, March 20 to 21, 2011
- Tornado in California, March 21, 2011
- Flash Flood and Debris Flows in California, March 22 to 27, 2011
- Heavy Snow in California, March 22 to 25, 2011
- Flash Flood and Heavy Snow in California, March 22 to 25, 2011
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, March 23 to 25, 2011
- Heavy Snow in California, March 23 to 25, 2011
- Winter Storm in California, March 23 to 26, 2011
- Tornado in California, March 23, 2011
- Flash Flood and Flooding in California, March 24 to 29, 2011
- Heavy Snow in California, March 25 to 26, 2011
April 2011
- High Wind in California, April 6 to 7, 2011
- Winter Storm and Flood in California, April 7, 2011
- High Wind in California, April 7, 2011
- Tornado in California, April 7, 2011
- Frost and Freeze in California, April 8, 2011
- High Wind in California, April 13, 2011
- Debris Flow in California, April 14, 2011
- High Wind in California, April 15 to 16, 2011
- High Wind in California, April 18 to 21, 2011
- High Wind in California, April 21 to 25, 2011
- High Wind in California, April 23 to 25, 2011
- High Wind in California, April 25 to 26, 2011
- Avalanche in California, April 26, 2011
- High Wind in California, April 28 to 29, 2011
- High Wind in California, April 29 to 30, 2011
- Debris Flow in California, April 30, 2011
May 2011
- Frost and Freeze in California, May 1, 2011
- High Wind in California, May 8 to 9, 2011
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, May 8 to 9, 2011
- Damaging Wind in California, May 9, 2011
- Frost and Freeze in California, May 10, 2011
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in California, May 14 to 15, 2011
- Winter Storm in California, May 14 to 18, 2011
- Winter Weather in California, May 15, 2011
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in California, May 16 to 18, 2011
- Cold in California, May 17 to 19, 2011
- Coastal Flood in California, May 17 to 18, 2011
- High Wind in California, May 25, 2011
- Tornadoes in California, May 25, 2011
- High Wind in California, May 25 to 29, 2011
- Winter Storm in California, May 28 to 29, 2011
- High Wind in California, May 28 to 29, 2011
- High Wind in California, May 29, 2011
- High Wind in California, May 31, 2011
June 2011
- Tornado in California, June 1, 2011
- Heavy Rain and Strong Wind in California, June 4, 2011
- Winter Storm and Flooding in California, June 5 to 6, 2011
- Strong Wind in California, June 15 to 17, 2011
- Flooding in California, June 22 to 25, 2011
- Flooding in California, June 24 to 30, 2011
July 2011
- Heat in California, July 2 to 10, 2011
- Dust Storm in California, July 3, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Hail in California, July 4 to 6, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in California, July 4 to 5, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in California, July 4 to 6, 2011
- Flash Flood and Flooding in California, July 5 to 6, 2011
- Strong Wind in California, July 5, 2011
- Heavy Rain in California, July 6, 2011
- Damaging Wind in California, July 6, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Flood in California, July 7 to 8, 2011
- Flash Flood in California, July 7, 2011
- Damaging Winds in California, July 7, 2011
- Wildfire in California, July 15 to 18, 2011
- Wildfire in California, July 21 to 23, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in California, July 29 to 31, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in California, July 30 to 31, 2011
- Debris Flow in California, July 30, 2011
- Flash Flood and Flooding in California, July 30 to 31, 2011
- Flash Flooding in California, July 30, 2011
August 2011
- Wildfire in California, August 1 to 17, 2011
- Wildfire in California, August 1 to 31, 2011
- Heavy Rain in California, August 1, 2011
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in California, August 1, 2011
- Flash Flood in California, August 1, 2011
- Wildfire in California, August 6 to 7, 2011
- Wildfire in California, August 19 to 31, 2011
- Excessive Heat in California, August 22 to 27, 2011
- Wildfire in California, August 22 to 24, 2011
- Wildfire in California, August 25 to 31, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Hail in California, August 26 to 28, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in California, August 27 to 28, 2011
- Wildfire in California, August 27 to 30, 2011
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in California, August 27, 2011
- Damaging Wind in California, August 27, 2011
September 2011
- Wildfire in California, September 1 to 10, 2011
- High Surf in California, September 1 to 3, 2011
- Wildfire in California, September 2 to 4, 2011
- Wildfire in California, September 4 to 10, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Hail in California, September 9 to 10, 2011
- Flooding and Wildfire in California, September 10 to 30, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Hail in California, September 10 to 13, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Hail in California, September 10, 2011
- Damaging Winds in California, September 13, 2011
- Flash Flooding in California, September 13, 2011
- Flash Flood and Wildfire in California, September 13 to 16, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in California, September 13, 2011
- Damaging Wind in California, September 20, 2011
- Damaging Winds in California, September 23, 2011
- Wildfire in California, September 24 to 26, 2011
October 2011
- Wildfire in California, October 1 to 6, 2011
- Damaging Winds in California, October 3, 2011
- Winter Storm in California, October 4 to 5, 2011
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in California, October 4 to 6, 2011
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, October 5 to 6, 2011
- Winter Storm and Heavy Rain in California, October 5 to 6, 2011
- Lightning Strike and Strong Wind in California, October 5 to 6, 2011
- Strong Wind in California, October 5, 2011
- Frost and Freeze in California, October 25, 2011
- Frost and Freeze in California, October 26, 2011
- Frost and Freeze in California, October 27, 2011
November 2011
- Strong Wind in California, November 1, 2011
- High Wind in California, November 1 to 2, 2011
- High Wind in California, November 1 to 2, 2011
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, November 2 to 4, 2011
- Winter Weather in California, November 3 to 4, 2011
- Winter Weather in California, November 3 to 5, 2011
- Winter Storm in California, November 5 to 6, 2011
- Winter Weather in California, November 5 to 6, 2011
- High Wind and Winter Weather in California, November 10 to 12, 2011
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, November 10 to 12, 2011
- High Wind in California, November 18, 2011
- Strong Wind in California, November 18, 2011
- High Wind in California, November 18 to 19, 2011
- High Wind and Heavy Rain in California, November 19 to 20, 2011
- Dense Fog and Winter Weather in California, November 20 to 22, 2011
- High Wind in California, November 22 to 23, 2011
- Storm Surge in California, November 24 to 25, 2011
- High Wind and Dense Fog in California, November 27 to 30, 2011
- High Wind in California, November 30, 2011
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, November 30, 2011
- High Wind in California, November 30, 2011
December 2011
- High Wind in California, December 1 to 2, 2011
- Strong Wind in California, December 1, 2011
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, December 1 to 2, 2011
- Winter Storm and High Wind in California, December 1 to 6, 2011
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, December 1 to 3, 2011
- High Wind in California, December 1, 2011
- Frost and Freeze in California, December 2 to 7, 2011
- High Wind in California, December 5, 2011
- Frost and Freeze in California, December 8, 2011
- Funnel Clouds in California, December 12, 2011
- Winter Storm in California, December 12 to 13, 2011
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, December 15 to 18, 2011
- Dense Fog in California, December 16 to 20, 2011
- High Wind in California, December 16 to 17, 2011
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, December 22 to 23, 2011
- High Wind in California, December 22 to 23, 2011
- Frost and Freeze in California, December 24 to 28, 2011
- Dense Fog in California, December 29 to 31, 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.