Storms in California in 2026

Events

565

Deaths

28

Injuries

31

Damage

$442,000

Episodes

84

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 2026

• Flooding and Heavy Rain in California, January 1, 20268 events
• Coastal Flood and High Surf in California, January 1 to 5, 202626 events
• Flooding in California, January 1 to 6, 20269 events
• Flash Flood and Flood in California, January 2 to 4, 2026$206,000 · 61 kt wind · 15 events
• Flooding and Heavy Snow in California, January 2 to 5, 20261 death · 31 events
• Flash Flood and Flooding in California, January 2 to 7, 202662 kt wind · 38 events
• Avalanche and Heavy Snow in California, January 3 to 5, 20261 death · 5 events
• Flooding and Heavy Snow in California, January 3 to 5, 20266 events
• Flash Flooding and Heavy Snow in California, January 3 to 4, 20263 events
• Flash Flooding in California, January 3 to 4, 20261 death · 7 events
• Winter Storm in California, January 3 to 5, 20263 events
• High Wind in California, January 8 to 11, 202672 kt wind · 8 events
• High Wind in California, January 8 to 9, 202677 kt wind · 12 events
• Frost and Freeze in California, January 9 to 11, 202611 events
• Dense Fog in California, January 12 to 17, 20262 deaths · 1 injured · 14 events
• Dense Fog in California, January 18 to 24, 20261 death · 3 injured · 16 events
• Dense Fog in California, January 20, 20261 death · 2 injured · 1 event
• Dense Fog in California, January 24 to 28, 20262 injured · 9 events
• Dense Fog in California, January 29 to 31, 20266 events
• Dense Fog in California, January 30, 20261 death · 1 event

February 2026

• Dense Fog in California, February 1 to 5, 20261 injured · 17 events
• High Surf in California, February 6 to 7, 20268 injured · 2 events
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in California, February 9 to 11, 20263 events
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, February 10 to 11, 202669 kt wind · 7 events
• Flood and High Wind in California, February 10 to 11, 20261 death · $20 · 57 kt wind · 8 events
• Flash Flood and High Wind in California, February 10 to 11, 202663 kt wind · 6 events
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in California, February 15 to 19, 20265 events
• Avalanche and Heavy Snow in California, February 15 to 18, 20269 deaths · 5 events
• Winter Storm and Flooding in California, February 15 to 19, 20265 injured · $200,000 · 23 events
• Flash Flooding and Winter Storm in California, February 16 to 19, 202670 kt wind · 63 events
• Avalanche and Heavy Snow in California, February 16 to 18, 202658 kt wind · 6 events
• Flash Flood and Flooding in California, February 16 to 19, 202650 kt wind · 11 events
• Winter Storm in California, February 16 to 19, 20263 events
• Flood in California, February 17 to 18, 20261 death · 1 injured · 1 event
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, February 19, 20263 events
• High Wind in California, February 19, 202662 kt wind · 1 event
• High Wind in California, February 19 to 20, 202657 kt wind · 1 event
• High Wind in California, February 21 to 22, 202652 kt wind · 1 event
• High Wind in California, February 24 to 25, 202676 kt wind · 2 events
• Flooding in California, February 24 to 26, 20263 events

March 2026

• High Wind in California, March 4, 202698 kt wind · 1 event
• High Wind and Strong Wind in California, March 4 to 5, 202656 kt wind · 6 events
• High Wind in California, March 4 to 6, 202663 kt wind · 4 events
• High Wind in California, March 5, 202651 kt wind · 1 event
• Heat in California, March 16 to 21, 20261 death · 22 events
• Heat in California, March 17 to 20, 20262 events
• Heat in California, March 18, 20265 events
• Strong Wind in California, March 21, 20261 death · 1 injured · 1 event
• High Wind in California, March 31, 202650 kt wind · 1 event

April 2026

• High Wind in California, April 1 to 2, 202655 kt wind · 2 events
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, April 1 to 2, 2026119 kt wind · 5 events
• High Surf in California, April 1, 20261 event
• Frost and Freeze in California, April 3, 20261 event
• High Wind in California, April 3, 202654 kt wind · 1 event
• High Wind in California, April 3 to 4, 202666 kt wind · 2 events
• Hail and Damaging Wind in California, April 9, 20261 in hail · 2 events
• Tornado and Flooding in California, April 10 to 12, 2026$3,000 · EF0 · 16 events
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in California, April 11 to 12, 20263 events
• Heavy Rain in California, April 12, 20261 event
• Strong Wind in California, April 15, 20261 event
• Frost and Freeze in California, April 16 to 17, 20261 event
• High Wind in California, April 17, 202652 kt wind · 1 event
• High Wind in California, April 20, 202654 kt wind · 1 event
• Flooding and Heavy Snow in California, April 20 to 22, 202625 events
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in California, April 21 to 22, 20262 events
• High Wind in California, April 21, 202656 kt wind · 3 events
• High Wind in California, April 25 to 28, 202652 kt wind · 1 event

May 2026

• Strong Wind in California, May 3, 20262 events
• Wildfire in California, May 15 to 30, 20261 event
• High Wind and High Surf in California, May 16 to 18, 20262 deaths · 1 injured · $100 · 75 kt wind · 21 events
• High Wind in California, May 16, 202656 kt wind · 2 events
• High Wind in California, May 17, 202653 kt wind · 1 event
• High Wind in California, May 17, 2026$33,000 · 63 kt wind · 3 events
• Wildfire in California, May 18 to 28, 20261 event
• High Wind in California, May 26, 202657 kt wind · 2 events
• Heavy Rain in California, May 26, 20262 deaths · 2 injured · 1 event
• Sneakerwave in California, May 29, 20261 injured · 1 event

June 2026

• Storm Surge in California, June 9, 20261 death · 1 event
• High Surf in California, June 10, 20262 deaths · 1 event
• Excessive Heat in California, June 14 to 16, 202610 events
• High Surf in California, June 16, 20261 injured · 1 event
• High Surf in California, June 18, 20262 injured · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in California, June 18, 202653 kt wind · 1 event
• Strong Wind in California, June 28 to 30, 2026$30 · 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.