Storm History: Inyo County, California
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Inyo County, California: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 575
- Deaths
- 25
- Injuries
- 20
- Damage
- $583 million
- Episodes
- 346
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | 276 | 2 | 3 | $569 million |
| High Wind | 85 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 77 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 48 | 5 | 6 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 17 | 0 | 0 | $62,000 |
| Avalanche | 17 | 5 | 2 | $3.5 million |
| Flood | 16 | 0 | 0 | $10 million |
| Heat | 14 | 12 | 6 | |
| Dust Storm | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 7 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Hail | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ice Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 1 | $100,000 |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2004
- Avalanche, April 26, 2011
- Heat, August 18, 2021
- Heat, May 19, 2009
- Heat, July 26, 2009
- Heat, August 7, 2012
- Heat, September 19, 2013
- Heat, June 6, 2014
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2014
- Avalanche, November 10, 2015
- Heat, June 1, 2016
- Heat, August 27, 2016
- Excessive Heat, August 26, 2019
- Heat, May 16, 2022
- Heat, June 2, 2022
- Avalanche, June 14, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2023
- Avalanche, July 2, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2024
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2023
- Flash Flood, October 15, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2008
- Flood, June 2, 2017
- Avalanche, March 9, 2023
- Flash Flood, December 17, 2010
- Avalanche, January 9, 2023
- Flash Flood, September 10, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2014
- Flash Flood, November 15, 2025
- Flash Flood, October 4, 2015
- High Wind, November 30, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2013
- Flood, March 17, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2012
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- High Wind, May 26, 2026
- High Wind, May 17, 2026
- High Wind, April 21, 2026
- Avalanche, February 16, 2026
- Flash Flood, January 3, 2026
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2025
- Flash Flood, November 21, 2025
- Flash Flood, November 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, November 15, 2025
- Dust Storm, October 3, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 11, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 18, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 15, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 9, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2025
- Excessive Heat, May 30, 2025
- Flood, March 12, 2025
- Flood, February 13, 2025
- High Wind, February 1, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 2024
- High Wind, December 29, 2024
- Heavy Snow, November 25, 2024
- Excessive Heat, October 1, 2024
- Excessive Heat, September 26, 2024
- Excessive Heat, September 4, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 4, 2024
- Heat, August 1, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 11, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 5, 2024
- High Wind, May 4, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2024
- Flash Flood, February 4, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2024
- Dust Storm, September 30, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2023
- Flood, July 6, 2023
- Avalanche, July 2, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2023
- Avalanche, June 14, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2023
- Dust Storm, April 2, 2023
- Avalanche, March 28, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 21, 2023
- Flood, March 17, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 14, 2023
- Avalanche, March 9, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2023
- Heavy Snow, February 27, 2023
- Flood, February 27, 2023
- Flood, February 24, 2023
- Flash Flood, January 14, 2023
- Avalanche, January 9, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 2023
- Heavy Snow, December 31, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 10, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 10, 2022
- Excessive Heat, September 5, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2022
- Excessive Heat, September 1, 2022
- Excessive Heat, August 30, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 24, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 9, 2022
- Heat, June 2, 2022
- Heat, May 16, 2022
- High Wind, March 13, 2022
- Dust Storm, February 15, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 22, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2021
- Heavy Snow, October 24, 2021
- High Wind, October 11, 2021
- Excessive Heat, September 6, 2021
- Excessive Heat, August 26, 2021
- Heat, August 18, 2021
- Excessive Heat, August 15, 2021
- Excessive Heat, August 3, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2021
- Excessive Heat, July 7, 2021
- Excessive Heat, June 27, 2021
- Excessive Heat, June 14, 2021
- Excessive Heat, June 2, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 2021
- High Wind, January 4, 2021
- High Wind, November 17, 2020
- Excessive Heat, September 4, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2020
- Excessive Heat, August 14, 2020
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2020
- Excessive Heat, July 30, 2020
- Excessive Heat, July 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2020
- Excessive Heat, June 3, 2020
- Excessive Heat, May 27, 2020
- Excessive Heat, May 8, 2020
- High Wind, February 2, 2020
- Dense Fog, December 4, 2019
- Wildfire, September 4, 2019
- Excessive Heat, September 1, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 26, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 14, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 3, 2019
- Excessive Heat, June 11, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2019
- Flash Flood, March 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, March 5, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 14, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 2, 2019
- Flash Flood, January 14, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 4, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2018
- Excessive Heat, June 12, 2018
- Tornado, March 3, 2018
- Flash Flood, January 9, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2017
- Flash Flood, September 7, 2017
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2017
- Heat, July 7, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 6, 2017
- Flood, July 1, 2017
- Flood, June 2, 2017
- Dust Storm, March 30, 2017
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2017
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 18, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 7, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 3, 2017
- Heavy Snow, December 23, 2016
- Heat, August 27, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2016
- Lightning, June 11, 2016
- Heat, June 1, 2016
- High Wind, March 28, 2016
- Heavy Snow, March 5, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 23, 2016
- High Wind, January 15, 2016
- Flash Flood, January 5, 2016
- Avalanche, November 10, 2015
- Flood, October 19, 2015
- Flash Flood, October 15, 2015
- Flash Flood, October 4, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, October 3, 2015
- Heat, September 23, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2015
- Tornado, July 17, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 25, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2015
- High Wind, December 11, 2014
- Heavy Snow, December 2, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 27, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2014
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2014
- Heat, June 6, 2014
- High Wind, May 10, 2014
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2014
- Flash Flood, February 28, 2014
- Heavy Snow, December 19, 2013
- Heavy Snow, November 21, 2013
- Heat, September 19, 2013
- Flash Flood, September 6, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2013
- Excessive Heat, June 28, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2013
- Flash Flood, March 8, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2012
- Heavy Snow, December 22, 2012
- Tornado, November 30, 2012
- Flash Flood, October 11, 2012
- Flash Flood, September 11, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2012
- Heat, August 7, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2012
- Flash Flood, April 13, 2012
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2012
- Dust Storm, February 13, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2012
- Dust Storm, January 21, 2012
- High Wind, November 30, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2011
- High Wind, April 28, 2011
- Avalanche, April 26, 2011
- High Wind, April 23, 2011
- High Wind, April 18, 2011
- High Wind, April 6, 2011
- Flash Flood, March 22, 2011
- Heavy Snow, March 19, 2011
- High Wind, March 6, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 25, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2011
- Flash Flood, January 2, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 28, 2010
- Flash Flood, December 17, 2010
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Inyo CountyEvery warning in Inyo County since 1986Every county in California
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.