California

Storms in California in 2017

1,889 events in 331 episodes

Every storm the National Weather Service filed in California in 2017, 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 2017 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
1,889
Deaths
56
Injuries
111
Damage
$867 million
Episodes
331

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
Flood37500$617 million
High Wind34113$11 million
Flash Flood156924$44 million
Debris Flow14903$11 million
Heavy Snow13200$54 million
Heavy Rain13100$19 million
Dense Fog7628$309,000
Strong Wind7212$472,000
Thunderstorm Wind6402$50,000
Wildfire591932$97 million
Hail5500$350,000
Excessive Heat491733$10,000
Heat4521
Frost/Freeze3400
Winter Storm3000
Drought2000
Winter Weather2010
Lightning1800$45,000
Funnel Cloud1500
High Surf1510
Dust Storm1500$15,000
Rip Current400
Tornado311$14 million
Avalanche302$50,000
Coastal Flood310$35,000
Ice Storm200$55,000
Blizzard210
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill100

Every episode, month by month

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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.