Storm History: Los Angeles County, California

Events

724

Deaths

74

Injuries

190

Damage

$113 million

Episodes

331

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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• Wildfire, January 7, 202558 deaths · 26 injured · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, February 23, 19983 deaths · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 30, 20142 deaths · 68 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, January 7, 20051 death · $5.0 million · 58 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, February 5, 19981 death · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 7, 19981 death · 2 injured · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, May 23, 19991 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, June 18, 19991 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, December 25, 20001 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, December 7, 20011 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 19, 20041 death · 3 events here
• Lightning, July 27, 20141 death · 9 injured · 2 events here
• Wildfire, October 10, 20191 death · 8 injured · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 22, 20221 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, March 1, 198330 injured · $25 million · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 5, 1987$25 million · F0 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, September 22, 200214 injured · $15 million · 1 event here
• Wildfire, September 1, 200214 injured · $13 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 13, 2007$6.0 million · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 9, 1982$5.0 million · F2 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, January 7, 20051 death · $5.0 million · 58 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, November 12, 2003$3.5 million · 0.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Wildfire, May 8, 20071 injured · $3.3 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 18, 2010$3.2 million · EF0 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 1977$2.5 million · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 31, 1979$2.5 million · F1 · 3 events here
• Wildfire, October 21, 199616 injured · $1.5 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 19, 2005$1.0 million · 4 events here
• Tornado, January 14, 1993$500,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 2007$300,000 · 52 kt wind · 5 events here
• Tornado, November 7, 196610 injured · $253,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 30, 1983$250,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, December 21, 1998$200,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 17, 1993$50,000 · F0 · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, October 15, 20151.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, August 22, 19841.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 20141.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 10, 20111.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, October 17, 20051.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 6, 19801.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 11, 19591.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 20081.1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 7, 20241 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, March 13, 20241 in hail · 13 events here
• Hail, March 24, 20241 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 20171 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 20111 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, December 26, 20061 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 23, 19991 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, November 7, 196610 injured · $253,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 9, 1982$5.0 million · F2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 1, 198330 injured · $25 million · F2 · 3 events here

Every tornado in Los Angeles County, with its track

• High Wind, May 16, 202656 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 3, 202666 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 4, 202663 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, February 16, 202670 kt wind · 40 events here
• Flash Flood, February 10, 202663 kt wind · 6 events here
• High Wind, January 8, 202672 kt wind · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, October 13, 2025$3,000 · 62 kt wind · 13 events here
• Wildfire, August 7, 20251 event here
• High Wind, June 20, 202567 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 20253 events here
• Tornado, March 12, 2025EF0 · 7 events here
• Winter Storm, March 5, 20251 event here
• Tornado, February 13, 2025EF0 · 18 events here
• High Wind, January 22, 202573 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, January 20, 202576 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, January 11, 202563 kt wind · 3 events here
• Wildfire, January 7, 202558 deaths · 26 injured · 7 events here
• High Wind, January 7, 202587 kt wind · 13 events here
• Wildfire, September 8, 20241 event here
• Wildfire, June 15, 20241 event here
• High Wind, June 15, 202460 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 30, 2024$5,000 · 3 events here
• Hail, March 24, 20241 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 13, 20241 in hail · 13 events here
• Flash Flood, March 7, 20241 in hail · 4 events here
• High Wind, March 1, 202468 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, February 18, 202451 kt wind · 11 events here
• Tornado, February 4, 2024EF1 · 26 events here
• Flash Flood, February 1, 20248 events here
• High Wind, January 10, 202468 kt wind · 7 events here
• High Wind, January 6, 202461 kt wind · 6 events here
• High Wind, January 3, 202476 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 21, 20233 events here
• High Wind, December 7, 202369 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, November 19, 202381 kt wind · 10 events here
• High Wind, November 7, 202367 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, October 28, 202390 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 202322 events here
• Tornado, May 4, 2023EF0 · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 3, 202363 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, March 29, 20231 event here
• Tornado, March 21, 20231 injured · EF1 · 4 events here
• High Wind, March 14, 202367 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, March 9, 202359 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20231 injured · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 22, 2023EF0 · 8 events here
• High Wind, February 21, 202363 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 30, 202370 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 26, 202397 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 9, 202382 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, November 24, 202286 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 19, 202270 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 15, 202289 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 11, 20226 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 4, 202251 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 22, 20221 death · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 21, 202278 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 24, 202177 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, October 11, 202160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 4, 202168 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 9, 2021EF0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 19, 202186 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 26, 202075 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 202083 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 202053 kt wind · 3 events here
• Wildfire, October 24, 20194 injured · 1 event here
• Wildfire, October 10, 20191 death · 8 injured · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, December 6, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 9, 20183 events here
• Wildfire, December 4, 201763 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 9, 201766 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 201770 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 20171 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, February 17, 201766 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, February 11, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, January 22, 201772 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 20, 201750 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, January 12, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, December 16, 20161 event here
• High Wind, December 2, 201659 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 14, 201657 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 7, 201656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 31, 201668 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, January 5, 201652 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, November 15, 201563 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 15, 20151.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 20152 events here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 20155 events here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 20153 events here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, April 23, 20151 event here
• High Wind, December 30, 20142 deaths · 68 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, December 16, 20141 event here
• Tornado, December 11, 2014EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, November 21, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 20142 events here
• Lightning, July 27, 20141 death · 9 injured · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 20141 event here
• High Wind, April 29, 201468 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 20141.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, February 28, 20143 events here
• Wildfire, January 16, 20141 event here
• High Wind, December 9, 201380 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 4, 201378 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 26, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 201352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 20131 event here
• Wildfire, May 2, 201364 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 7, 201375 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 23, 201370 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 25, 201270 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 11, 20122 events here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 20122 events here
• High Wind, May 22, 201267 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 16, 201168 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 1, 201163 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 1, 201172 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 13, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, September 10, 20111.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 20112 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 20111 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 20, 201167 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 7, 201162 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 19, 201174 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 201057 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, December 20, 20103 events here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 201052 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, February 27, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, February 9, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, February 6, 20103 events here
• Tornado, January 18, 2010$3.2 million · EF0 · 6 events here
• High Wind, December 22, 200968 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 12, 200955 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, October 27, 200970 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 5, 20091 event here
• High Wind, January 9, 200963 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 26, 2008$10,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, November 13, 200863 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, October 12, 20081 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 20082 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 20, 20081 event here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 20081.1 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 1, 200856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 23, 2008EF0 · 5 events here
• High Wind, January 16, 200870 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 4, 200878 kt wind · 5 events here
• High Wind, December 26, 200759 kt wind · 2 events here
• Wildfire, October 20, 200760 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 2007$300,000 · 52 kt wind · 5 events here
• Tornado, September 1, 2007EF0 · 4 events here
• Excessive Heat, September 1, 20071 event here
• Flash Flood, August 31, 20071 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 30, 20071 event here
• Wildfire, May 8, 20071 injured · $3.3 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 13, 2007$6.0 million · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 4, 200785 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, December 26, 20061 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, October 14, 20061 event here
• Heat, July 22, 20061 event here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 20061 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 200660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 20061 event here
• Heat, July 15, 20061 event here
• Flash Flood, March 3, 20061 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 2, 200659 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, October 17, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 17, 20051.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 17, 20051 event here
• Flash Flood, October 17, 20051 event here
• Tornado, August 15, 2005F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 15, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 20051 event here
• Flash Flood, March 22, 20051 event here
• Hail, February 25, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 25, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 19, 2005$1.0 million · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, January 7, 20051 death · $5.0 million · 58 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, January 2, 20051 event here
• Flash Flood, December 30, 20041 event here
• Tornado, December 27, 2004F0 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, October 19, 20041 death · 3 events here
• Wildfire, July 17, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, February 21, 20041 event here
• Lightning, February 20, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, November 12, 2003$3.5 million · 0.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Wildfire, October 24, 20031 event here
• Wildfire, October 21, 20031 event here
• Flash Flood, September 3, 20031 event here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 20031 event here
• Hail, July 29, 200357 kt wind · 2 events here
• Lightning, July 28, 20031 injured · 1 event here
• Wildfire, January 6, 200365 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, September 22, 200214 injured · $15 million · 1 event here
• Wildfire, September 2, 20021 event here
• Wildfire, September 1, 200214 injured · $13 million · 1 event here
• Wildfire, June 5, 20021 event here
• Wildfire, May 11, 20021 event here
• High Wind, March 13, 20021 event here
• High Wind, March 13, 20023 events here
• Tornado, December 21, 2001F0 · 1 event here
• Rip Current, December 7, 20011 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Flood, November 24, 20011 event here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 20011 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 20011 injured · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 200165 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 20011 event here
• Waterspout, February 11, 20011 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20011 event here
• Waterspout, January 12, 20011 event here
• Waterspout, January 12, 20011 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20011 event here
• Rip Current, December 25, 20001 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 27, 20001 event here
• Flood, October 27, 20001 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 200052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 28, 2000F0 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 28, 20001 event here
• Hail, April 18, 200087 kt wind · 8 events here
• Flood, April 17, 20001 event here
• Flood, March 5, 20002 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 200060 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, March 4, 20001 event here
• Flash Flood, February 22, 20001 injured · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, February 20, 20002 events here
• Tornado, February 16, 2000F0 · 2 events here
• Wildfire, December 27, 19991 injured · 1 event here
• Wildfire, December 21, 19991 event here
• Wildfire, September 1, 19991 event here
• Wildfire, August 29, 19991 event here
• Wildfire, August 29, 19991 event here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 19991 injured · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 19991 event here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 19991 event here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 19991 event here
• Rip Current, June 18, 19991 death · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, June 3, 19991 event here
• Funnel Cloud, June 3, 19991 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 19991 event here
• Lightning, May 23, 19991 death · 1 event here
• Hail, April 23, 19991 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 11, 19991 event here
• Tornado, April 1, 1999F0 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 15, 19991 event here
• Wildfire, January 3, 19991 event here
• Frost/Freeze, December 21, 1998$200,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, December 9, 199866 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 199852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 199870 kt wind · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 199852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 199850 kt wind · 1 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.