Storm History: Imperial County, California

Events

589

Deaths

5

Injuries

12

Damage

$51 million

Episodes

184

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.

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• Flash Flood, August 31, 20212 deaths · $2.1 million · 55 kt wind · 7 events here
• Dense Fog, November 7, 20211 death · 3 injured · $30,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, June 28, 20201 death · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, March 15, 20211 death · 1 injured · 3 events here

• Flash Flood, September 1, 2023$30 million · 52 kt wind · 21 events here
• Flash Flood, August 25, 20251 injured · $4.5 million · 56 kt wind · 15 events here
• Flood, January 22, 2024$4.0 million · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 15, 2007$4.0 million · 87 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 1992$2.5 million · F0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 31, 20212 deaths · $2.1 million · 55 kt wind · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2011$550,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 8, 2017$547,000 · 61 kt wind · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 20125 injured · $400,000 · 2 events here
• Wildfire, February 9, 2022$350,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 2017$290,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 13, 2011$170,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2012$105,000 · 3 events here
• Flood, August 21, 2014$105,000 · 65 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, August 24, 2013$100,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 15, 2015$100,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, July 24, 2024$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 17, 2025$92,000 · 56 kt wind · 16 events here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 2023$87,000 · 57 kt wind · 10 events here
• High Wind, February 21, 2023$76,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here

• Hail, August 27, 2010$46,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 7, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 20151.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 24, 2013$100,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 9, 2013$40,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 12, 19811 in hail · 1 event here

• High Wind, February 19, 202657 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 27, 2025$20,000 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, September 22, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, September 17, 2025$92,000 · 56 kt wind · 16 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 4, 2025$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 25, 20251 injured · $4.5 million · 56 kt wind · 15 events here
• Dust Storm, August 24, 2025$36,000 · 50 kt wind · 14 events here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 20251 event here
• High Wind, January 20, 202555 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 8, 202554 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 9, 202451 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 28, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 2024$10,000 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, July 24, 2024$100,000 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 30, 20244 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 14, 20244 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 5, 20244 events here
• Strong Wind, April 24, 2024$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, January 22, 2024$4.0 million · 9 events here
• High Wind, October 22, 202357 kt wind · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, September 9, 20237 events here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 2023$30 million · 52 kt wind · 21 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 26, 20237 events here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 2023$87,000 · 57 kt wind · 10 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 16, 20235 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 5, 20237 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 202357 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 25, 20237 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 11, 20237 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20237 events here
• High Wind, May 9, 202353 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, April 3, 2023$10,000 · 58 kt wind · 5 events here
• High Wind, February 21, 2023$76,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, February 14, 202363 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 16, 202354 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 1, 202353 kt wind · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, December 5, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, October 15, 2022$66,000 · 62 kt wind · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, October 6, 2022$2,000 · 53 kt wind · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, September 23, 2022$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 2022$18,000 · 5 events here
• Excessive Heat, September 1, 20227 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 30, 20227 events here
• Flash Flood, August 24, 202261 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 2022$56,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2022$70,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2022$4,000 · 5 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20227 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 20224 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 11, 20226 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 9, 20227 events here
• High Wind, April 21, 202255 kt wind · 2 events here
• Wildfire, March 28, 2022$8,000 · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, February 15, 20221 injured · $15,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events here
• Wildfire, February 9, 2022$350,000 · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, February 2, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 14, 202155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, November 7, 20211 death · 3 injured · $30,000 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, September 12, 20214 events here
• Excessive Heat, September 7, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, August 31, 20212 deaths · $2.1 million · 55 kt wind · 7 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 25, 20217 events here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 20211 injured · $26,000 · 6 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 3, 20217 events here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 202150 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 20211 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 9, 20215 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 27, 20217 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 14, 20217 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 2, 20212 events here
• Dust Storm, March 15, 20211 death · 1 injured · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, January 20, 2021$40,000 · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, September 17, 20201 event here
• Excessive Heat, September 4, 20207 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 24, 20206 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 13, 20207 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20207 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 30, 20207 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 11, 20207 events here
• Wildfire, June 28, 20201 death · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 3, 20207 events here
• Excessive Heat, May 27, 20207 events here
• Excessive Heat, May 6, 20205 events here
• Excessive Heat, April 26, 20205 events here
• Flash Flood, March 12, 2020$62,000 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, March 10, 2020$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 26, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, November 28, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, November 28, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, November 19, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 25, 2019$49,000 · 5 events here
• Excessive Heat, September 4, 20192 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 30, 20194 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 20, 20197 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 13, 20196 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 3, 20192 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20192 events here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 2019$2,000 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 11, 20194 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 11, 20197 events here
• Strong Wind, January 21, 2019$4,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, January 7, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 30, 2018$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, September 8, 20183 events here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 20181 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 6, 20185 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 23, 20187 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 201862 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 5, 20187 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 21, 20182 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 3, 20183 events here
• Strong Wind, March 14, 2018$20,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 2017$3,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 8, 2017$547,000 · 61 kt wind · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 2017$290,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 15, 2015$100,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 2015$50,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 20151.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, August 21, 2014$105,000 · 65 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, September 9, 2013$40,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 7, 2013$30,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 201352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 24, 2013$100,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 20121 event here
• Flood, September 5, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 4, 201252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 20121 event here
• Dust Storm, August 13, 2012$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 20125 injured · $400,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2012$105,000 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 3, 2011$75,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 13, 2011$170,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 201157 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2011$550,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 27, 2010$46,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, January 19, 2010EF0 · 2 events here
• Dust Storm, September 5, 2009$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 200855 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2008$1,000 · 2 events here
• Dust Storm, August 8, 20081 event here
• Hail, August 7, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 15, 2007$4.0 million · 87 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 4, 2007$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 26, 20071 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, October 16, 20051 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 20051 event here
• Hail, February 19, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 28, 20041 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 200451 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 200355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 200160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 200160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 20011 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2001$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 27, 20011 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 9, 20001 event here
• Tornado, August 30, 2000F0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 29, 20001 event here
• Flood, September 10, 19991 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 1999$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 199965 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 199855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 4, 199860 kt wind · 2 events here
• Dust Storm, August 12, 199863 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, February 20, 19981 event here
• Tornado, September 24, 1997F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 199750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 29, 1993F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, October 23, 19920.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 1992$2.5 million · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 14, 1990F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 198961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 198957 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 198852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 198360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 12, 19811 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 197554 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 197359 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 1972F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 5, 1965$60 · F1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 19571 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 19552 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 19551 event here

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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.