Storm History: Sierra County, California

Events

533

Deaths

1

Injuries

3

Damage

$12 million

Episodes

428

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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• Lightning, July 25, 20201 death · 1 injured · 1 event here

• Flood, February 7, 2017$6.8 million · 71 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 14, 2002$1.8 million · 100 kt wind · 8 events here
• Tornado, January 6, 2017$1.6 million · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, December 30, 2005$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 22, 1997$200,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 21, 2002$150,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 7, 2002$150,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 5, 20251 injured · $80,000 · 66 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, June 23, 2007$75,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 26, 2006$50,000 · 107 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 2009$50,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 13, 2012$25,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Avalanche, March 2, 2009$20,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 15, 2014$10,000 · 66 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 18, 1999$5,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 29, 2000$3,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 6, 1999$2,000 · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, December 1, 2005$2,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 21, 1998$1,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, September 23, 2000$1,000 · 1 event here

• Debris Flow, August 18, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, July 19, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Debris Flow, July 17, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 19921 in hail · 2 events here

• Strong Wind, May 3, 20261 event here
• Flood, April 20, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 11, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 1, 2026119 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 20261 event here
• Avalanche, February 15, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 9, 20261 event here
• Avalanche, January 3, 20261 event here
• Avalanche, December 23, 20251 event here
• Flood, December 21, 202578 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 19, 202572 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 17, 202568 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 5, 20251 injured · $80,000 · 66 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 25, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 25, 20251 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 24, 20251 event here
• High Wind, May 11, 202578 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 25, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 1, 20251 event here
• High Wind, March 27, 2025105 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 15, 202572 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 12, 202593 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 5, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 4, 2025126 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 22, 2024127 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, August 2, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 15, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 3, 202481 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 27, 2024110 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 29, 2024126 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 2024134 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 4, 2024109 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 31, 202486 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 12, 202490 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 9, 2024129 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 2024121 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Rain, December 17, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 6, 202391 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 5, 202366 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 25, 202357 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 1, 202368 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 28, 202396 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 9, 2023100 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 9, 202389 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 23, 20231 event here
• High Wind, December 26, 202296 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 10, 202290 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 202286 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, November 1, 202270 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 22, 202264 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 20, 20221 event here
• High Wind, June 12, 202297 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 11, 2022136 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 4, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 3, 202289 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 202192 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 15, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 12, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 8, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, October 24, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, October 22, 2021138 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 24, 202176 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 10, 20211 event here
• High Wind, March 8, 202152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 27, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 24, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20211 event here
• High Wind, January 18, 2021119 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 4, 2021118 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 30, 20201 event here
• High Wind, December 25, 202080 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, December 16, 20201 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 202083 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 11, 20201 event here
• Wildfire, November 17, 202080 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 8, 20201 event here
• Lightning, July 25, 20201 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 6, 20201 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 13, 2020100 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 1, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20201 event here
• Avalanche, January 16, 2020101 kt wind · 6 events here
• High Wind, January 3, 202083 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20191 event here
• Debris Flow, December 1, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 26, 20191 event here
• Wildfire, September 4, 20191 event here
• Wildfire, August 24, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, May 18, 20191 event here
• High Wind, May 15, 201985 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 25, 201994 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 2019109 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 2019143 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 15, 201978 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 5, 201962 kt wind · 7 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20182 events here
• High Wind, December 14, 201892 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 21, 2018102 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 3, 20181 event here
• Debris Flow, July 19, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Debris Flow, July 11, 20181 event here
• High Wind, June 9, 201881 kt wind · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, May 24, 20181 event here
• Heavy Rain, May 16, 20182 events here
• High Wind, April 15, 2018137 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 10, 2018106 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Rain, April 6, 20183 events here
• Avalanche, March 20, 20184 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 13, 20187 events here
• Blizzard, March 1, 20182 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 25, 20182 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 18, 2018116 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 24, 201882 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 18, 201859 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 19, 201753 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 26, 2017101 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 15, 2017101 kt wind · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, August 18, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 6, 20171 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 4, 20171 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 20, 20171 event here
• Flood, February 7, 2017$6.8 million · 71 kt wind · 2 events here
• Avalanche, January 19, 20171 event here
• Blizzard, January 9, 201752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, January 7, 20171 event here
• Tornado, January 6, 2017$1.6 million · EF0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 1, 20171 event here
• Debris Flow, October 14, 201661 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 12, 201670 kt wind · 1 event here
• Avalanche, February 17, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 30, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 14, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 23, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 201556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 10, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 24, 20151 event here
• Tornado, July 6, 2015EF0 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, February 6, 201579 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 29, 20141 event here
• Debris Flow, July 17, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 15, 2014$10,000 · 66 kt wind · 1 event here
• Freezing Fog, December 18, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 6, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 20121 event here
• Debris Flow, December 2, 201278 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 21, 201274 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 8, 20121 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 22, 20121 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 31, 201266 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 16, 20121 event here
• High Wind, March 13, 2012$25,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 28, 20121 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, November 3, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, March 18, 20112 events here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 17, 20112 events here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 201162 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, December 17, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, November 19, 20102 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 4, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, March 29, 201053 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 12, 2010$100 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 3, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 20, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, January 20, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 11, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, December 6, 200981 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 20, 200968 kt wind · 2 events here
• Debris Flow, October 13, 200968 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 21, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, March 8, 20091 event here
• Avalanche, March 2, 2009$20,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 13, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20091 event here
• Drought, February 1, 2009$50,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 24, 20091 event here
• Avalanche, December 24, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, December 18, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 14, 20081 event here
• High Wind, May 19, 200853 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 29, 200856 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 19, 200865 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 14, 200862 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 15, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 23, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, February 21, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 2, 200852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 27, 2008126 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, January 9, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 8, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 4, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 19, 20071 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 6, 20071 event here
• High Wind, October 19, 200756 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Smoke, September 4, 20071 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 31, 20071 event here
• Wildfire, June 23, 2007$75,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 21, 20071 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 26, 20071 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 26, 20073 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 24, 200770 kt wind · 6 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 22, 20075 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 26, 2006$50,000 · 107 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 12, 200663 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 15, 20061 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 3, 20061 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 31, 20061 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 16, 20061 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 13, 20061 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 2, 20061 event here
• High Wind, February 27, 200652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, February 27, 20061 event here
• High Wind, January 28, 2006$500 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 17, 200652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 17, 20061 event here
• High Wind, December 30, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, December 30, 2005$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 26, 20051 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 18, 20051 event here
• Heavy Rain, December 17, 20051 event here
• Debris Flow, December 1, 2005$2,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 7, 20051 event here
• Heavy Rain, May 18, 20051 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 18, 20051 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 8, 20051 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 21, 20051 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 19, 20051 event here
• Ice Storm, January 25, 20051 event here
• Dense Fog, January 16, 20051 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 7, 20051 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 29, 20041 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 7, 20041 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 6, 20041 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 27, 20041 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 3, 20041 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 28, 20041 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 28, 20041 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 28, 20041 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 27, 20041 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 26, 20041 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 19, 20041 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 19, 20041 event here
• High Wind, March 25, 200452 kt wind · 1 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

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• 1999
• 1998
• 1997
• 1996
• 1992

Tornadoes in Sierra CountyEvery warning in Sierra County since 1986Every county in California

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.