California, 2025

Dust Storm in California, November 13, 2025

November 13, 2025 · NWS HNX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A significant storm system brought very strong surface winds, which produced blowing dust across the region. The most affected area was in the Kern County's desert region.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS HNX wrote it up.

A significant storm system brought very strong surface winds, which produced blowing dust across the region. The most affected area was in the Kern County's desert region.

The radar

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Event by event

1 dust storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Dust Storm, Grapevine

When
November 13, 9:45 AM PST to 4:00 PM PST
Where
Grapevine forecast zone
Reported by
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Coordinates
35.343, -118.730 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Social Media photo of blowing dust on NB California Route 99 near Herring Road.

What these are

Dust Storm
Blowing dust that reduced visibility to a quarter mile or less.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1301698.