Storm History: Riverside County, California

Events

2,499

Deaths

54

Injuries

380

Damage

$578 million

Episodes

1,191

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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• Heat, July 21, 200611 deaths · 16 injured · 4 events here
• Wildfire, October 26, 20065 deaths · $10 million · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, September 1, 20074 deaths · 2 injured · 7 events here
• High Wind, January 14, 20113 deaths · $15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20233 deaths · 6 events here
• Wildfire, October 10, 20192 deaths · $8.1 million · 63 kt wind · 6 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 13, 20212 deaths · 2 injured · $1.0 million · 51 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flood, March 8, 20002 deaths · 4 injured · $60,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 14, 19962 deaths · 96 kt wind · 3 events here
• Wildfire, September 5, 20222 deaths · 3 injured · 1 event here
• Dust Devil, August 4, 20242 deaths · 2 injured · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 7, 20251 death · $340,000 · 90 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, March 4, 20001 death · $325,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Debris Flow, February 20, 20051 death · $300,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 12, 19991 death · 4 injured · $50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 30, 20181 death · $50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 19, 20101 death · $2,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Wildfire, August 1, 19971 death · 4 events here
• High Wind, January 30, 20011 death · 1 injured · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, June 22, 20011 death · 2 injured · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, February 13, 20194 injured · $102 million · 53 kt wind · 8 events here
• Frost/Freeze, January 12, 2007$98 million · 3 events here
• Wildfire, September 5, 202422 injured · $70 million · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 20151 injured · $50 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 21, 2007$35 million · 74 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Rain, January 7, 2005$20 million · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, February 18, 2005$20 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 6, 20152 injured · $18 million · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 23, 1998$12 million · F0 · 2 events here
• Wildfire, October 26, 20065 deaths · $10 million · 3 events here
• Flood, January 14, 2005$10 million · 1 event here
• Wildfire, July 21, 2024$10 million · 1 event here
• Wildfire, October 10, 20192 deaths · $8.1 million · 63 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 2019$8.0 million · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Wildfire, August 7, 201312 injured · $7.0 million · 1 event here
• Wildfire, October 26, 20037 injured · $6.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 9, 2005$5.0 million · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 24, 20211 injured · $4.6 million · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, August 31, 1998$4.5 million · 70 kt wind · 4 events here
• Wildfire, October 30, 20192 injured · $4.2 million · 63 kt wind · 8 events here

• Hail, September 2, 19602.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 11, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 20082 injured · $10,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 2005$35,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 12, 19981.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, September 5, 19911.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 10, 19901.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 6, 19801.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 2024$40,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, September 8, 2024$180,000 · 1 in hail · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, September 24, 2021$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 12, 20181 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, September 7, 2015$32,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 20141 injured · $7,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 24, 2013$55,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here

• Tornado, August 16, 1973$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 20081 injured · $855,000 · EF2 · 6 events here

Every tornado in Riverside County, with its track

• High Wind, April 25, 202652 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 17, 202652 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 3, 202654 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 1, 202655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 16, 202650 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 8, 202677 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, December 23, 202579 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, November 15, 202550 kt wind · 6 events here
• Strong Wind, October 10, 20251 event here
• Flood, September 18, 202556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 17, 2025$20,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 202563 kt wind · 2 events here
• Debris Flow, August 25, 2025$1,000 · 66 kt wind · 7 events here
• Heat, August 21, 20251 event here
• Heat, August 7, 20252 events here
• High Wind, June 20, 202553 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, June 15, 20253 events here
• Heavy Rain, June 3, 20251 event here
• High Wind, May 17, 202558 kt wind · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, May 4, 20251 event here
• Hail, April 26, 20251 injured · 0.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 1, 20253 events here
• Flash Flood, March 11, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, March 3, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 13, 202512 events here
• High Wind, January 20, 202555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, January 20, 2025$30,000 · 63 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, January 12, 202556 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 8, 20251 injured · $120,000 · 54 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 7, 20251 death · $340,000 · 90 kt wind · 5 events here
• Strong Wind, December 10, 2024$10,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 9, 202451 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, December 8, 20243 events here
• High Wind, November 4, 2024$120,000 · 69 kt wind · 11 events here
• High Wind, October 18, 202461 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, October 9, 2024$50,000 · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, October 5, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, October 1, 20243 events here
• Debris Flow, September 20, 20240.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, September 8, 2024$180,000 · 1 in hail · 10 events here
• Wildfire, September 5, 202422 injured · $70 million · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, September 3, 2024$10,000 · 2 events here
• Wildfire, August 22, 2024$120,000 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 20240.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Devil, August 4, 20242 deaths · 2 injured · 1 event here
• Wildfire, August 1, 2024$50,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, July 29, 2024$100,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2024$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, July 21, 2024$10 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 2024$40,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20243 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 30, 20242 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 14, 2024$50,000 · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 14, 20242 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 5, 20243 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 5, 20241 event here
• High Wind, May 19, 2024$20,000 · 54 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 24, 202465 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 29, 202457 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 23, 202463 kt wind · 3 events here
• Strong Wind, March 14, 2024$15,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 14, 2024$1,000 · 70 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, March 13, 202476 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, March 6, 20242 events here
• Flood, March 1, 202482 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, February 19, 20241 event here
• Flood, February 4, 20246 events here
• Flash Flood, February 1, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, January 22, 2024$1,000 · 3 events here
• Flood, January 22, 20241 event here
• High Wind, January 10, 202470 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 202480 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 3, 20242 events here
• Flash Flood, December 21, 20231 event here
• Wildfire, December 9, 202363 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, November 20, 2023$11,000 · 70 kt wind · 11 events here
• Flood, November 15, 20231 event here
• High Wind, November 7, 202370 kt wind · 3 events here
• Wildfire, October 28, 20232 injured · 74 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heat, October 18, 20233 events here
• High Wind, October 10, 202370 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, October 4, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, September 9, 20234 events here
• Heat, September 7, 20233 events here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 2023$40,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20233 deaths · 6 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 28, 20234 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 26, 20235 events here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 202357 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 19, 202318 events here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 16, 20233 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 5, 20235 events here
• Dust Storm, July 31, 20231 event here
• Wildfire, July 27, 20231 injured · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 25, 20235 events here
• Wildfire, July 25, 20231 event here
• Wildfire, July 13, 20234 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 11, 20235 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 11, 20234 events here
• Dense Fog, July 8, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20235 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20233 events here
• Wildfire, June 27, 2023$3.0 million · 1 event here
• Wildfire, May 22, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, May 3, 20231 event here
• High Wind, April 3, 202363 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, March 29, 20231 event here
• Flash Flood, March 21, 20235 events here
• Flash Flood, March 14, 2023$10,000 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 2023$400,000 · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, February 27, 202353 kt wind · 2 events here
• Avalanche, February 27, 20231 event here
• Flash Flood, February 21, 2023$5,000 · 82 kt wind · 8 events here
• High Wind, February 14, 202381 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 12, 20231 event here
• Flood, January 30, 2023$1,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 26, 202381 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, January 22, 202365 kt wind · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, January 14, 202365 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flood, January 9, 202367 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, January 4, 202372 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 1, 202362 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, December 31, 202269 kt wind · 2 events here
• Debris Flow, December 27, 202267 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 11, 202277 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, November 24, 2022$1,000 · 76 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, November 19, 202270 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 15, 2022$5,000 · 83 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, November 8, 202288 kt wind · 7 events here
• Debris Flow, November 2, 202262 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 24, 2022$2,000 · 56 kt wind · 4 events here
• Debris Flow, October 22, 202257 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, October 15, 2022$1,000 · 62 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, October 15, 20224 events here
• Flash Flood, October 11, 20221 event here
• Tornado, October 8, 2022$1,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, October 6, 202253 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, October 6, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, October 1, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, September 28, 20220.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Storm Surge/Tide, September 9, 202295 kt wind · 11 events here
• Wildfire, September 5, 20222 deaths · 3 injured · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, September 2, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, September 1, 20225 events here
• Excessive Heat, September 1, 20225 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 30, 20225 events here
• Heat, August 30, 20221 event here
• Tornado, August 28, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, August 24, 2022$129,000 · 61 kt wind · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 202255 kt wind · 6 events here
• Dust Storm, August 21, 202250 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 2022$20,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, August 16, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 2022$75,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 202252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 202259 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 20223 events here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 202262 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20225 events here
• Wildfire, July 15, 20222 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 11, 20225 events here
• Wildfire, July 10, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 2022$5,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 2022$1,000 · 0.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 9, 20225 events here
• Wildfire, June 9, 20223 events here
• High Wind, May 28, 202267 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 19, 202263 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, May 13, 20223 events here
• High Wind, May 7, 202273 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 1, 202253 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 28, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 21, 2022$10,000 · 64 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, April 19, 202263 kt wind · 2 events here
• Dust Storm, April 16, 202262 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, April 10, 202267 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heat, April 6, 20222 events here
• Debris Flow, March 28, 2022$1,000 · 3 events here
• Heat, March 22, 202266 kt wind · 3 events here
• Strong Wind, March 19, 20223 events here
• High Wind, March 10, 202270 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, March 6, 202258 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, March 2, 20223 injured · $100,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 26, 202263 kt wind · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 21, 202262 kt wind · 5 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 15, 202264 kt wind · 5 events here
• Wildfire, February 8, 202267 kt wind · 5 events here
• Dust Storm, February 2, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 2, 2022$6,000 · 79 kt wind · 6 events here
• High Wind, January 21, 2022$47,000 · 77 kt wind · 21 events here
• Flash Flood, December 27, 202165 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flood, December 23, 2021$2,000 · 65 kt wind · 10 events here
• High Wind, December 17, 202153 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 14, 2021$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 14, 2021$5,000 · 74 kt wind · 5 events here
• Wildfire, November 24, 2021$6,000 · 72 kt wind · 8 events here
• Heat, November 20, 2021$2,000 · 58 kt wind · 6 events here
• Wildfire, November 11, 2021$2,000 · 58 kt wind · 6 events here
• Excessive Heat, October 28, 202155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 25, 202175 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, October 15, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, October 11, 20211 event here
• Dust Storm, October 11, 202157 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, October 4, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, September 24, 2021$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, September 21, 20212 events here
• Flash Flood, September 17, 20211 event here
• Excessive Heat, September 12, 20212 events here
• Debris Flow, September 9, 202156 kt wind · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, September 7, 20212 events here
• Excessive Heat, September 4, 20212 events here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 2021$90,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Debris Flow, August 29, 2021$37,000 · 6 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 25, 20215 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 24, 20211 injured · $4.6 million · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 2021$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 3, 20215 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20214 events here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 20211 injured · $40,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 20210.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 2021$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 2021$12,000 · 15 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 9, 20214 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 9, 20211 event here
• Wildfire, June 28, 20211 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 27, 20215 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, June 19, 2021$1,000 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 14, 20215 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 13, 20212 deaths · 2 injured · $1.0 million · 51 kt wind · 5 events here
• Wildfire, June 5, 20211 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 2, 20211 event here
• Wildfire, June 1, 20212 events here
• Wildfire, May 22, 20211 event here
• High Wind, May 20, 202159 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 15, 202163 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, April 28, 20214 events here
• Dust Storm, April 21, 20212 events here
• Strong Wind, April 14, 2021$5,000 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, April 1, 20213 events here
• Astronomical Low Tide, March 30, 20211 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.