Storm History: San Bernardino County, California
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in San Bernardino 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
- 3,377
- Deaths
- 108
- Injuries
- 607
- Damage
- $1.8 billion
- Episodes
- 1,598
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 | 1,321 | 43 | 125 | $286 million |
| High Wind | 496 | 11 | 21 | $41 million |
| Excessive Heat | 338 | 11 | 15 | $3.5 million |
| Wildfire | 286 | 12 | 231 | $1.3 billion |
| Heavy Snow | 137 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Flood | 112 | 1 | 10 | $17 million |
| Tornado | 86 | 0 | 6 | $56 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 80 | 1 | 5 | $1.8 million |
| Drought | 78 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Dust Storm | 68 | 1 | 6 | $1.4 million |
| Debris Flow | 53 | 0 | 0 | $267,000 |
| Winter Storm | 43 | 0 | 8 | $1.7 million |
| Hail | 40 | 2 | 6 | $131,000 |
| Dense Fog | 38 | 1 | 129 | $2.3 million |
| Heat | 34 | 17 | 15 | $3,000 |
| Winter Weather | 29 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Strong Wind | 25 | 6 | 8 | $1.4 million |
| Lightning | 21 | 1 | 4 | $987,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 18 | 0 | 2 | $112 million |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 13 | 1 | 0 | $6.0 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 11 | 0 | 0 | $170,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 10 | 0 | 0 | $30 million |
| Avalanche | 9 | 0 | 2 | $100,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Devil | 4 | 0 | 14 | $68,000 |
| Coastal Flood | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tsunami | 4 | 0 | 0 | $65,000 |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
- Flash Flood, December 25, 2003
- Heat, July 21, 2006
- Excessive Heat, September 1, 2007
- Wildfire, October 25, 2003
- Strong Wind, November 9, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 26, 2003
- High Wind, January 14, 2011
- Flash Flood, November 8, 2022
- Wildfire, November 1, 2003
- Wildfire, October 10, 2019
- High Wind, February 10, 2000
- High Wind, April 12, 2007
- Strong Wind, January 5, 2007
- Hail, June 3, 2009
- High Wind, December 14, 1996
- Heat, August 12, 2017
- Flash Flood, December 4, 2019
- Wildfire, September 5, 2022
- Flash Flood, December 19, 2010
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Wildfire, October 25, 2003
- Wildfire, November 1, 2003
- Flash Flood, December 19, 2010
- Heavy Rain, January 7, 2005
- Wildfire, October 22, 2007
- Tornado, February 23, 1998
- Wildfire, October 21, 2003
- Wildfire, October 22, 2007
- Wildfire, August 16, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2013
- Heavy Rain, February 18, 2005
- High Wind, October 21, 2007
- Wildfire, September 5, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, January 12, 2007
- Flash Flood, January 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, January 11, 2005
- Wildfire, July 9, 2006
- Flood, January 14, 2005
- Wildfire, July 21, 2024
- Wildfire, October 10, 2019
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, September 12, 1999
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2016
- Hail, March 5, 2000
- Flood, August 16, 2000
- Hail, August 11, 1998
- Hail, July 18, 1985
- Hail, September 16, 1975
- Flash Flood, September 4, 1997
- Flash Flood, August 30, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2005
- Hail, August 12, 1998
- Hail, September 4, 1991
- Hail, August 10, 1990
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2025
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- High Wind, May 17, 2026
- High Wind, April 21, 2026
- High Wind, March 5, 2026
- High Wind, February 19, 2026
- Avalanche, February 16, 2026
- Flash Flood, February 16, 2026
- High Wind, January 8, 2026
- Flash Flood, December 23, 2025
- Flash Flood, November 20, 2025
- Flash Flood, November 18, 2025
- Flood, November 15, 2025
- Flash Flood, November 15, 2025
- Flash Flood, October 13, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2025
- Flood, September 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2025
- Debris Flow, August 25, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2025
- Heat, August 21, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 11, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 6, 2025
- Heavy Rain, July 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 9, 2025
- Wildfire, June 28, 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
- High Wind, May 17, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2025
- High Wind, April 26, 2025
- Hail, April 26, 2025
- Winter Weather, April 1, 2025
- Flood, March 12, 2025
- Flash Flood, March 11, 2025
- Flash Flood, March 3, 2025
- High Wind, March 2, 2025
- Flood, February 13, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 13, 2025
- High Wind, February 1, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 26, 2025
- Wildfire, January 20, 2025
- High Wind, January 7, 2025
- High Wind, December 12, 2024
- Strong Wind, December 10, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 8, 2024
- High Wind, November 4, 2024
- High Wind, October 18, 2024
- Wildfire, October 9, 2024
- Dense Fog, October 5, 2024
- Excessive Heat, October 1, 2024
- Excessive Heat, October 1, 2024
- Excessive Heat, September 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2024
- Debris Flow, September 20, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 7, 2024
- Wildfire, September 5, 2024
- Excessive Heat, September 4, 2024
- Excessive Heat, September 3, 2024
- Wildfire, August 22, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2024
- Dense Fog, August 6, 2024
- Flood, August 5, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 4, 2024
- Wildfire, August 1, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2024
- Wildfire, July 21, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2024
- Wildfire, June 22, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 14, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 5, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 5, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 5, 2024
- Strong Wind, May 25, 2024
- Lightning, May 15, 2024
- High Wind, May 4, 2024
- High Wind, April 26, 2024
- High Wind, April 24, 2024
- Heavy Snow, April 5, 2024
- Flash Flood, March 29, 2024
- High Wind, March 23, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 23, 2024
- Flood, March 14, 2024
- High Wind, March 13, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2024
- Flood, March 1, 2024
- Flood, February 19, 2024
- Flood, February 4, 2024
- Flash Flood, February 4, 2024
- Flash Flood, February 1, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2024
- High Wind, January 10, 2024
- High Wind, January 10, 2024
- Dust Storm, January 6, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 3, 2024
- Flash Flood, December 22, 2023
- Flash Flood, December 21, 2023
- Wildfire, December 9, 2023
- High Wind, November 20, 2023
- Dust Storm, November 19, 2023
- High Wind, November 7, 2023
- Wildfire, October 28, 2023
- Heat, October 18, 2023
- Heat, October 4, 2023
- Heat, September 7, 2023
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 28, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 28, 2023
- Tropical Storm, August 19, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 5, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2023
- Strong Wind, July 30, 2023
- Wildfire, July 27, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 25, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 25, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2023
- Wildfire, July 13, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 11, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 11, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 11, 2023
- Dense Fog, July 8, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2023
- Wildfire, June 27, 2023
- Wildfire, June 17, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2023
- Wildfire, May 22, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2023
- Flood, May 17, 2023
- Winter Weather, May 3, 2023
- Wildfire, April 26, 2023
- High Wind, April 3, 2023
- Dust Storm, April 2, 2023
- Flood, March 29, 2023
- Avalanche, March 28, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 21, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 21, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 14, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 14, 2023
- Avalanche, March 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 27, 2023
- High Wind, February 21, 2023
- Flash Flood, February 21, 2023
- High Wind, February 14, 2023
- High Wind, February 14, 2023
- Flood, January 30, 2023
- High Wind, January 26, 2023
- High Wind, January 22, 2023
- Flash Flood, January 14, 2023
- Flash Flood, January 14, 2023
- Flood, January 9, 2023
- Flash Flood, January 4, 2023
- Flash Flood, January 1, 2023
- Dense Fog, December 31, 2022
- Flash Flood, December 31, 2022
- Debris Flow, December 27, 2022
- Flash Flood, December 11, 2022
- High Wind, November 24, 2022
- High Wind, November 19, 2022
- High Wind, November 15, 2022
- Flash Flood, November 8, 2022
- Flash Flood, November 7, 2022
- Debris Flow, November 2, 2022
- High Wind, October 24, 2022
- Debris Flow, October 22, 2022
- High Wind, October 19, 2022
- Flash Flood, October 15, 2022
- Flash Flood, October 15, 2022
- Flash Flood, October 12, 2022
- Flash Flood, October 11, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 28, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 28, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 28, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 24, 2022
- Wildfire, September 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 10, 2022
- Storm Surge/Tide, September 9, 2022
- Wildfire, September 5, 2022
- Excessive Heat, September 5, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 4, 2022
- Excessive Heat, September 1, 2022
- Excessive Heat, September 1, 2022
- Excessive Heat, September 1, 2022
- Excessive Heat, August 30, 2022
- Excessive Heat, August 30, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 24, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2022
- Wildfire, August 17, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2022
- Flood, August 16, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2022
- Wildfire, July 15, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 9, 2022
- Wildfire, June 9, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 9, 2022
- High Wind, May 28, 2022
- High Wind, May 19, 2022
- Heat, May 13, 2022
- Dust Storm, May 8, 2022
- Heavy Snow, April 21, 2022
- Dust Storm, April 11, 2022
- High Wind, April 10, 2022
- Heat, April 6, 2022
- Debris Flow, March 28, 2022
- Heat, March 22, 2022
- Strong Wind, March 19, 2022
- Wildfire, March 14, 2022
- High Wind, March 10, 2022
- High Wind, March 6, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 3, 2022
- High Wind, February 26, 2022
- High Wind, February 21, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 21, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2022
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in San Bernardino CountyEvery warning in San Bernardino 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.