Storms in California in 2018

Events

1,674

Deaths

156

Injuries

401

Damage

$19 billion

Episodes

337

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.

January 2018

• Heavy Snow in California, January 8 to 9, 20181 event
• Debris Flows and Flooding in California, January 8 to 9, 201818 events
• Flash Flood and Debris Flow in California, January 8 to 9, 2018$129,000 · 62 kt wind · 12 events
• Debris Flows and Flooding in California, January 9 to 10, 2018$2,000 · 82 kt wind · 10 events
• Winter Storm and Debris Flows in California, January 9, 201821 deaths · 168 injured · $617 million · 6 events
• Flash Flood in California, January 9, 2018$2,000 · 1 event
• Dense Fog in California, January 11, 20183 events
• Dense Fog in California, January 12, 20183 events
• Dense Fog in California, January 13, 20181 event
• Dense Fog in California, January 15, 20184 events
• Dense Fog in California, January 15 to 16, 20184 events
• Coastal Flood and High Surf in California, January 16 to 20, 20186 events
• Dense Fog in California, January 16 to 17, 20183 events
• Dense Fog in California, January 17 to 18, 20183 events
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, January 18 to 19, 201859 kt wind · 4 events
• Hail and Winter Weather in California, January 18 to 22, 20181 injured · 0.25 in hail · 6 events
• High Surf in California, January 18 to 19, 20183 events
• Winter Weather in California, January 19 to 21, 20184 events
• Hail in California, January 19, 20180.25 in hail · 4 events
• Winter Weather in California, January 20, 20182 events
• Heavy Snow in California, January 21, 20181 event
• Winter Weather in California, January 22 to 23, 20181 injured · $20,000 · 1 event
• Dense Fog in California, January 24, 20182 events
• High Wind in California, January 24, 201857 kt wind · 1 event
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, January 24 to 25, 201882 kt wind · 5 events
• Heavy Snow in California, January 24 to 26, 20187 events
• Tornado and Winter Storm in California, January 25 to 26, 2018$100 · EF0 · 10 events
• Flood and Hail in California, January 25, 20180.75 in hail · 10 events
• Freezing Fog and Dense Fog in California, January 27, 20182 events
• Avalanche in California, January 27, 20181 event
• High Wind in California, January 27 to 29, 201877 kt wind · 6 events
• High Wind in California, January 28, 201861 kt wind · 3 events
• Dense Fog in California, January 30, 20184 events
• Dense Fog in California, January 31, 2018$100,000 · 4 events

February 2018

• Dense Fog in California, February 1, 20181 event
• Dense Fog in California, February 3, 20182 events
• Dense Fog in California, February 5, 20183 events
• Tornado and High Wind in California, February 12, 2018EF0 · 2 events
• Heavy Snow and Hail in California, February 18 to 19, 201817 injured · 0.25 in hail · 24 events
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, February 18 to 19, 2018116 kt wind · 8 events
• High Wind in California, February 18 to 19, 2018$60,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events
• Frost and Freeze and Winter Weather in California, February 18 to 23, 20188 events
• High Wind and Strong Wind in California, February 18 to 19, 2018$5,000 · 72 kt wind · 6 events
• Frost and Freeze in California, February 20 to 21, 2018$150 million · 4 events
• Winter Weather and Astronomical Low Tide in California, February 20 to 22, 201815 events
• Frost and Freeze in California, February 21, 20184 events
• Heavy Snow in California, February 22, 20181 event
• Frost and Freeze in California, February 22, 20184 events
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in California, February 22 to 23, 20181 death · 3 events
• Hail and Strong Wind in California, February 22, 2018$2,000 · 0.25 in hail · 4 events
• High Wind in California, February 22, 201859 kt wind · 3 events
• Frost and Freeze in California, February 24, 20184 events
• Winter Weather in California, February 24, 20181 injured · 1 event
• Frost and Freeze in California, February 25, 20182 events
• Heavy Snow and Hail in California, February 25 to 28, 2018$100,000 · 0.5 in hail · 6 events
• Heavy Snow in California, February 25 to 27, 20187 events
• Heavy Snow in California, February 25 to 26, 20182 events
• Winter Weather in California, February 26, 20181 event
• Hail in California, February 26, 20180.25 in hail · 4 events
• Heavy Snow in California, February 28, 20182 events
• Flood in California, February 28, 20181 event

March 2018

• Blizzard and Avalanche in California, March 1 to 3, 20181 death · 11 injured · 16 events
• Winter Storm and Heavy Rain in California, March 1 to 4, 20182 deaths · 5 events
• Heavy Snow in California, March 1 to 3, 20182 events
• Debris Flow and Flooding in California, March 1 to 3, 201853 kt wind · 46 events
• Debris Flow and Flood in California, March 1 to 3, 201817 events
• Heavy Snow and Hail in California, March 1 to 3, 20181 injured · $100 · 0.25 in hail · 46 events
• Winter Weather in California, March 1 to 3, 20182 events
• Flash Flood in California, March 2, 20181 event
• Tornado in California, March 3, 2018EF0 · 1 event
• Dense Fog in California, March 11, 20183 events
• Winter Storm and Hail in California, March 12 to 17, 2018$300,000 · 0.75 in hail · 6 events
• Debris Flow and Flooding in California, March 13 to 14, 20186 events
• Heavy Snow and Heavy Rain in California, March 13 to 17, 201834 events
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in California, March 13 to 16, 201822 events
• Hail and Lightning Strike in California, March 14, 20180.25 in hail · 3 events
• Strong Wind in California, March 14, 2018$20,000 · 1 event
• Heavy Snow in California, March 15, 20181 event
• Heavy Snow in California, March 16 to 17, 20182 events
• Hail in California, March 17, 20180.25 in hail · 6 events
• Avalanche and Flood in California, March 20 to 23, 201835 events
• Flash Flood and Debris Flow in California, March 20 to 22, 2018$5,000 · 10 events
• Tornado and Flash Flooding in California, March 20 to 23, 20182 deaths · $2.8 million · EF0 · 31 events
• Tornado and Flash Flood in California, March 21 to 27, 20187 injured · $52 million · EF0 · 13 events
• Flood and Heavy Snow in California, March 22 to 25, 201815 events
• Flooding and High Wind in California, March 22, 201863 kt wind · 5 events
• Flash Flooding in California, March 22 to 23, 20182 events
• Heavy Snow in California, March 23 to 24, 20181 event

April 2018

• Flash Flood and Flood in California, April 5 to 7, 20181 injured · $1,000 · 6 events
• Debris Flow and Flooding in California, April 5 to 8, 201866 kt wind · 10 events
• Debris Flows and Flooding in California, April 6 to 7, 201840 events
• Heavy Rain in California, April 6 to 7, 201829 events
• Flooding and Strong Wind in California, April 6 to 7, 2018$50,000 · 13 events
• High Wind in California, April 6 to 7, 201859 kt wind · 2 events
• High Wind in California, April 7, 201859 kt wind · 1 event
• High Wind in California, April 10 to 11, 2018106 kt wind · 8 events
• Winter Weather in California, April 11 to 12, 20181 event
• High Wind in California, April 11, 201851 kt wind · 1 event
• High Wind in California, April 11 to 12, 201867 kt wind · 11 events
• High Wind in California, April 11 to 12, 201868 kt wind · 4 events
• Winter Weather in California, April 11 to 16, 20184 events
• High Wind and Strong Wind in California, April 12, 2018$41,000 · 73 kt wind · 5 events
• Hail in California, April 12, 20180.25 in hail · 1 event
• High Wind in California, April 12, 201860 kt wind · 2 events
• High Wind in California, April 15 to 16, 2018137 kt wind · 5 events
• Winter Storm in California, April 15 to 16, 20182 events
• High Wind in California, April 15, 201850 kt wind · 1 event
• Heavy Snow in California, April 15 to 16, 20181 event
• Hail and Lightning Strike in California, April 16, 20180.25 in hail · 15 events
• High Wind and Strong Wind in California, April 16, 2018$20,000 · 62 kt wind · 6 events
• High Wind and Strong Wind in California, April 16, 2018$10,000 · 59 kt wind · 2 events
• High Wind and Heavy Rain in California, April 16, 201857 kt wind · 4 events
• High Wind and Strong Wind in California, April 16 to 19, 201856 kt wind · 5 events
• High Wind in California, April 19, 20181 injured · $50,000 · 65 kt wind · 6 events
• Cold in California, April 22, 20181 death · 1 event
• High Wind in California, April 29, 2018$50,000 · 70 kt wind · 8 events

May 2018

• Heavy Rain in California, May 1, 20181 event
• Hail in California, May 1, 20181 in hail · 2 events
• Winter Weather in California, May 1 to 2, 20181 event
• High Wind and Strong Wind in California, May 11, 2018$2,000 · 73 kt wind · 5 events
• Strong Wind in California, May 11, 20182 events
• Strong Wind in California, May 12, 20181 injured · 1 event
• Heavy Rain in California, May 14, 20181 death · 1 injured · 1 event
• Heavy Rain in California, May 16 to 17, 20187 events
• Wildfire in California, May 17 to 18, 20181 event
• High Wind in California, May 17, 201856 kt wind · 1 event
• Debris Flow and Heavy Rain in California, May 20 to 21, 20183 events
• Heavy Rain in California, May 20 to 21, 20181 event
• High Surf in California, May 22 to 24, 20182 events
• Lightning Strike in California, May 23, 20181 injured · 1 event
• Debris Flows and Heavy Rain in California, May 24 to 25, 201811 events
• Lightning Strike in California, May 25, 2018$20,000 · 1 event
• Dense Fog in California, May 30, 201820 injured · 1 event
• High Wind in California, May 31, 201856 kt wind · 3 events

June 2018

• High Wind in California, June 1, 201850 kt wind · 1 event
• Frost and Freeze in California, June 1, 20181 event
• Wildfire in California, June 2 to 8, 20185 injured · 1 event
• Heat in California, June 3 to 5, 20181 death · 2 events
• Excessive Heat in California, June 3 to 5, 20186 events
• Wildfire in California, June 4 to 13, 20181 event
• High Wind in California, June 9, 201870 kt wind · 5 events
• Wildfire in California, June 9 to 14, 20181 event
• High Surf in California, June 9 to 13, 20181 injured · 2 events
• Wildfire in California, June 9 to 21, 20181 event
• High Wind in California, June 9, 201881 kt wind · 5 events
• Frost and Freeze in California, June 10, 20182 events
• Heat in California, June 11 to 13, 20182 events
• Excessive Heat in California, June 12 to 13, 20181 injured · 1 event
• Excessive Heat in California, June 12 to 14, 20182 events
• High Wind in California, June 17, 201855 kt wind · 3 events
• Heat in California, June 21 to 22, 20181 death · 2 events
• Excessive Heat in California, June 21 to 23, 20185 events
• Heat in California, June 22 to 24, 20184 events
• Heat in California, June 22 to 24, 20184 events
• Wildfire in California, June 23 to 30, 20181 injured · 1 event
• Wildfire in California, June 23 to 26, 20183 injured · $100,000 · 1 event
• High Wind in California, June 27 to 28, 201862 kt wind · 4 events
• Wildfire in California, June 30, 20181 injured · 1 event

July 2018

• Wildfire in California, July 1 to 17, 20181 injured · 1 event
• Rip Current in California, July 1, 20181 death · 1 event
• High Surf in California, July 4 to 7, 20181 event
• Wildfire in California, July 5 to 22, 20181 death · 1 event
• Excessive Heat in California, July 5 to 8, 201811 events
• Excessive Heat in California, July 6 to 7, 20181 death · 50 injured · 4 events
• Excessive Heat in California, July 6 to 8, 20182 events
• Wildfire in California, July 6 to 10, 20181 injured · $500,000 · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in California, July 7, 2018$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event
• Debris Flow in California, July 7, 20181 event
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in California, July 7 to 9, 2018$3,000 · 51 kt wind · 4 events
• Dust Storm in California, July 9, 2018$200,000 · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in California, July 9, 201862 kt wind · 1 event
• Flash Flooding and Debris Flow in California, July 11 to 12, 2018$3,000 · 5 events
• Flash Flood and Debris Flows in California, July 11, 2018$51,000 · 54 kt wind · 8 events
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in California, July 11 to 14, 2018$666,000 · 16 events
• Debris Flow and Heavy Rain in California, July 11 to 14, 201814 events
• Coastal Flood in California, July 11, 20181 event
• Heat in California, July 12 to 17, 20182 events
• Wildfire in California, July 13 to 31, 20184 deaths · 18 injured · 2 events
• Excessive Heat and Heat in California, July 15 to 20, 20188 events
• Hail in California, July 15, 20181 in hail · 1 event
• Wildfire in California, July 15 to 31, 20181 event
• High Wind in California, July 16, 201861 kt wind · 1 event
• Debris Flows and Flood in California, July 19 to 23, 20181 in hail · 14 events
• Flash Flooding in California, July 20 to 21, 2018$6,000 · 2 events
• Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in California, July 20, 20182 events
• Flash Flood in California, July 21, 20181 event
• Flash Flooding in California, July 22 to 23, 2018$31,000 · 2 events
• Hail in California, July 22, 20181 in hail · 1 event
• Excessive Heat in California, July 23 to 25, 201811 events
• Wildfire in California, July 23 to 26, 20183 injured · $500,000 · 1 event
• Wildfire and High Wind in California, July 23 to 31, 20189 deaths · 22 injured · $1.6 billion · 134 kt wind · 3 events
• Hail in California, July 23, 20181 in hail · 1 event
• Excessive Heat and Heat in California, July 24 to 28, 20188 events
• Excessive Heat and Heat in California, July 24 to 28, 20186 events
• Wildfire in California, July 25 to 31, 2018$200,000 · 1 event
• Wildfire in California, July 28 to 31, 20181 event
• Lightning Strikes in California, July 29, 2018$20,000 · 2 events
• Flash Flood in California, July 30, 2018$1,000 · 1 event
• Debris Flow in California, July 31, 20181 event

August 2018

• Wildfire in California, August 1 to 13, 20181 event
• Wildfire in California, August 1 to 31, 20189 injured · 1 event
• Wildfire in California, August 1 to 2, 20181 event
• Wildfire in California, August 1 to 31, 20181 event
• Wildfire in California, August 1 to 18, 201838 injured · 2 events
• Wildfire in California, August 1 to 31, 20181 event
• Debris Flow and Heavy Rain in California, August 1, 20185 events
• Flash Flooding and Flood in California, August 1 to 2, 20181 injured · $32,000 · 4 events
• Rip Current in California, August 1, 20181 death · 1 event
• High Wind in California, August 4, 201870 kt wind · 1 event
• Heat in California, August 6 to 9, 20187 events
• Excessive Heat in California, August 6 to 7, 20189 events
• Wildfire in California, August 6 to 31, 2018$500,000 · 1 event
• Excessive Heat in California, August 8 to 9, 20182 events
• Dust Storm and Damaging Wind in California, August 9, 201852 kt wind · 2 events
• Flash Flood in California, August 9 to 10, 20181 event
• Wildfire in California, August 15 to 30, 20181 event
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in California, August 15 to 16, 20181 injured · $47,000 · 7 events
• Damaging Wind in California, August 15, 2018$50,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
• Flash Flooding in California, August 16, 2018$30,000 · 2 events
• Tornado and Flash Flooding in California, August 16 to 17, 2018$5,000 · EF0 · 13 events
• High Wind in California, August 27, 201855 kt wind · 2 events

September 2018

• Wildfire in California, September 1 to 30, 20181 event
• Heavy Rain in California, September 4, 20182 events
• Flash Flood in California, September 4, 2018$2,000 · 1 event
• Wildfire in California, September 5 to 30, 20181 event
• Dense Fog in California, September 8 to 9, 20182 events
• Excessive Heat in California, September 8, 20185 events
• High Wind in California, September 11 to 12, 201858 kt wind · 4 events
• Frost and Freeze in California, September 14, 20182 events
• Frost and Freeze in California, September 15, 20181 event
• Dense Fog in California, September 17, 20181 event
• Dense Fog in California, September 22, 20181 event
• Flash Flood in California, September 30, 20181 injured · $200,000 · 1 event
• Flash Flood in California, September 30, 20181 event
• Damaging Winds in California, September 30, 2018$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events
• Flash Flood in California, September 30, 20181 death · $50,000 · 1 event
• Flash Flood in California, September 30, 2018$5,000 · 1 event

October 2018

• Wildfire in California, October 1, 20181 event
• High Surf in California, October 1 to 2, 20181 event
• Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in California, October 2 to 3, 2018$10,000 · 8 events
• Heavy Rain in California, October 3 to 4, 201810 events
• Flash Flooding and Debris Flows in California, October 3 to 4, 2018$6,000 · 20 events
• Flash Flood in California, October 3, 20181 event
• Flash Flooding in California, October 3, 2018$5,000 · 4 events
• High Wind in California, October 6, 201853 kt wind · 3 events
• High Wind and Strong Wind in California, October 6 to 8, 201852 kt wind · 3 events
• Debris Flow in California, October 7, 20181 event
• Rip Current in California, October 8, 20181 event
• Flash Flood in California, October 12, 2018$100,000 · 1 event
• Flash Flooding and Hail in California, October 12 to 13, 20181 in hail · 6 events
• Flash Flooding and Hail in California, October 12 to 13, 2018$512,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events
• Flash Flooding in California, October 12 to 13, 2018$27,000 · 3 events
• Strong Wind in California, October 14 to 15, 20182 events
• Strong Wind in California, October 14 to 15, 2018$70,000 · 3 events
• Frost and Freeze in California, October 15, 20183 events
• High Wind in California, October 15, 201857 kt wind · 3 events
• High Wind in California, October 15, 20181 death · $1,000 · 71 kt wind · 9 events
• Frost and Freeze in California, October 16, 20182 events
• High Surf in California, October 24, 20181 event
• Dense Fog in California, October 25 to 29, 201817 events
• High Wind in California, October 29, 201853 kt wind · 1 event

November 2018

• Wildfire in California, November 3 to 15, 20181 event
• Wildfire in California, November 8 to 25, 201886 deaths · 12 injured · $17 billion · 1 event
• Dense Smoke in California, November 8 to 21, 201812 events
• High Wind and Strong Wind in California, November 8 to 13, 2018$20,000 · 74 kt wind · 18 events
• Wildfire in California, November 8 to 15, 20182 events
• Wildfire in California, November 8 to 22, 201815 deaths · 5 events
• High Wind in California, November 8 to 9, 201863 kt wind · 2 events
• Frost and Freeze in California, November 10, 20182 events
• Dense Smoke in California, November 10 to 11, 20185 events
• High Wind in California, November 11 to 12, 201852 kt wind · 2 events
• Dense Smoke in California, November 14 to 16, 20188 events
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, November 21 to 23, 2018102 kt wind · 14 events
• Heavy Snow in California, November 21 to 24, 20182 events
• Winter Storm in California, November 21 to 22, 20181 event
• Flooding and Heavy Snow in California, November 21 to 22, 201813 events
• Debris Flows and Flooding in California, November 21 to 23, 201822 events
• High Wind in California, November 23 to 24, 201853 kt wind · 3 events
• Dense Fog in California, November 25, 20183 events
• Dense Fog in California, November 26, 20183 events
• Dense Fog in California, November 27, 20184 events
• Flash Flood and Debris Flows in California, November 28 to 30, 2018$200,000 · 9 events
• Debris Flow and Flood in California, November 28 to 30, 2018$10,000 · 63 kt wind · 35 events
• Heavy Snow in California, November 28 to 30, 20188 events
• Debris Flows and Flooding in California, November 28 to 30, 2018$20,000 · 54 kt wind · 36 events
• Flash Flooding and Debris Flows in California, November 29 to 30, 2018$7,000 · 61 kt wind · 15 events
• High Surf in California, November 30, 2018$10,000 · 5 events

December 2018

• Heavy Snow in California, December 1 to 2, 20183 events
• Dense Fog in California, December 1, 20181 event
• Heavy Snow in California, December 1 to 5, 20181 event
• Dense Fog in California, December 2, 20183 events
• Winter Weather in California, December 4 to 5, 20181 event
• High Wind and Strong Wind in California, December 4 to 5, 2018$1,000 · 60 kt wind · 4 events
• Flash Flooding and Debris Flows in California, December 5 to 7, 2018$80,000 · 19 events
• Winter Weather in California, December 6, 2018$250,000 · 1 event
• Debris Flow in California, December 6, 20181 event
• Rip Current and High Surf in California, December 6 to 7, 20181 death · 3 events
• Dense Fog in California, December 6 to 7, 20182 events
• Dense Fog in California, December 7, 20184 events
• Dense Fog in California, December 8 to 9, 20184 events
• Dense Fog in California, December 8 to 9, 20182 events
• Dense Fog in California, December 10 to 11, 20181 event
• Dense Fog in California, December 10 to 11, 20185 events
• High Wind in California, December 12, 201857 kt wind · 2 events
• Rip Current in California, December 13, 20181 death · 1 event
• High Wind in California, December 14, 201863 kt wind · 1 event
• High Wind in California, December 14, 201862 kt wind · 3 events
• High Wind in California, December 14, 201892 kt wind · 6 events
• High Wind in California, December 15, 201850 kt wind · 1 event
• Heavy Rain and Winter Weather in California, December 16 to 18, 20183 events
• Flood and Rip Current in California, December 16 to 20, 20188 events
• Debris Flow and Flooding in California, December 16 to 17, 20184 events
• High Surf in California, December 17 to 19, 20182 events
• Dense Fog in California, December 17 to 18, 20181 event
• Dense Fog in California, December 18, 20182 events
• Dense Fog in California, December 19, 20184 events
• Dense Fog in California, December 19 to 20, 20184 events
• Dense Fog in California, December 20, 20186 events
• Dense Fog in California, December 21, 20184 events
• Coastal Flood in California, December 21 to 25, 20182 events
• Dense Fog in California, December 22 to 24, 20184 events
• Dense Fog in California, December 22, 20182 events
• Dense Fog in California, December 23 to 24, 20181 event
• Heavy Snow and Heavy Rain in California, December 24 to 25, 201816 events
• Heavy Snow and Heavy Rain in California, December 24 to 25, 20185 events
• Flood and High Wind in California, December 24 to 25, 201861 kt wind · 4 events
• Damaging Wind in California, December 25, 2018$10,000 · 1 event
• High Wind and Dense Fog in California, December 25, 201863 kt wind · 4 events
• Cold in California, December 25, 20182 deaths · 1 event
• Avalanche and High Wind in California, December 27, 201852 kt wind · 4 events
• Strong Wind in California, December 27 to 28, 20183 events
• High Wind and Dense Fog in California, December 28, 201858 kt wind · 3 events
• Frost and Freeze in California, December 28 to 29, 20186 events
• Frost and Freeze in California, December 29 to 30, 20184 events
• High Wind in California, December 30 to 31, 201856 kt wind · 6 events
• Strong Wind in California, December 31, 20181 death · $15,000 · 10 events
• High Wind and Strong Wind in California, December 31, 2018$2,000 · 59 kt wind · 3 events

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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.