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California Severe Weather

Weather warnings issued for California by the National Weather Service — what was warned, where, and how long it stayed in force. 24 of the 97 kept here were severe or extreme.

97 warnings

Every severity, newest first — a state page is where the minor ones are worth counting.

Warning
Frost AdvisoryNWS Eureka CANortheastern Interior Humboldt; SoutheasMinor
Wind AdvisoryNWS Las Vegas NVNorthwest Plateau; Lake Havasu and Fort Moderate
Freeze WatchNWS Las Vegas NVOwens Valley NorthSevere
Flood AdvisoryNWS San Diego CASan Bernardino, CAMinor
Coastal Flood AdvisoryNWS San Francisco CANorth Bay Interior ValleysMinor
Beach Hazards StatementNWS San Francisco CACoastal North Bay Including Point Reyes Moderate
Coastal Flood AdvisoryNWS San Francisco CASan Francisco; Northern Monterey Bay; SoMinor
Coastal Flood AdvisoryNWS San Francisco CASan Francisco Bay ShorelineMinor
Beach Hazards StatementNWS San Francisco CASan Francisco; Northern Monterey Bay; SoModerate
Flood AdvisoryNWS Phoenix AZImperial, CA; Riverside, CAMinor
Flood AdvisoryNWS San Diego CASan Diego, CAMinor
Flood AdvisoryNWS Las Vegas NVInyo, CA; San Bernardino, CA; Clark, NV;Minor
Flash Flood WarningNWS Las Vegas NVInyo, CASevere
Flash Flood WarningNWS San Diego CAOrange, CASevere
Flood AdvisoryNWS San Diego CASan Diego, CAMinor
Flood AdvisoryNWS San Diego CAOrange, CAMinor
Tropical Cyclone Local StatementNWS San Diego CASan Diego County Coastal Areas; San DiegModerate
Wind AdvisoryNWS Hanford CACoalinga - Avenal; West Side Mountains SModerate
Wind AdvisoryNWS San Diego CASan Diego County MountainsModerate
Wind AdvisoryNWS San Diego CASan Diego County DesertsModerate
Flash Flood WarningNWS San Diego CARiverside, CASevere
Flash Flood WarningNWS Phoenix AZImperial, CA; Riverside, CASevere
Flood AdvisoryNWS San Diego CARiverside, CAMinor
Flash Flood WarningNWS Phoenix AZImperial, CASevere
Flood AdvisoryNWS San Diego CASan Diego, CAMinor
Flash Flood WarningNWS Phoenix AZImperial, CASevere
Flash Flood WarningNWS Phoenix AZImperial, CASevere
Flash Flood WarningNWS Phoenix AZLa Paz, AZ; Riverside, CASevere
Flash Flood WarningNWS Phoenix AZImperial, CASevere
Flash Flood WarningNWS Phoenix AZLa Paz, AZ; Imperial, CASevere
Beach Hazards StatementNWS Eureka CACoastal Del Norte; Northern Coastal HumbModerate
Flood AdvisoryNWS Phoenix AZImperial, CAMinor
Tropical Cyclone Local StatementNWS San Diego CASan Diego County Coastal Areas; San DiegModerate
Flood AdvisoryNWS San Diego CASan Diego, CAMinor
Freeze WarningNWS Eureka CASouthern TrinitySevere
Tropical Cyclone Local StatementNWS San Diego CASan Diego County Coastal Areas; San DiegModerate
Coastal Flood AdvisoryNWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CASanta Barbara County Southwestern Coast;Minor
Coastal Flood AdvisoryNWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CAMalibu Coast; Los Angeles County BeachesMinor
Coastal Flood AdvisoryNWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CASan Luis Obispo County Beaches; Santa BaMinor
Coastal Flood AdvisoryNWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CACatalina and Santa Barbara IslandsMinor
Wind AdvisoryNWS Las Vegas NVWestern Mojave Desert; Eastern Mojave DeModerate
High Wind WarningNWS Las Vegas NVNorthwest Plateau; Lake Havasu and Fort Severe
Wind AdvisoryNWS Las Vegas NVWestern Mojave Desert; Eastern Mojave DeModerate
Wind AdvisoryNWS San Diego CAApple and Lucerne ValleysModerate
Wind AdvisoryNWS San Diego CASan Gorgonio Pass Near BanningModerate
Wind AdvisoryNWS San Diego CASan Bernardino County MountainsModerate
Wind AdvisoryNWS San Diego CARiverside County MountainsModerate
Wind AdvisoryNWS San Diego CACoachella ValleyModerate
Special Weather StatementNWS Phoenix AZImperial County Southwest; Salton Sea; IModerate
Freeze WarningNWS Medford ORWestern Siskiyou County; Central SiskiyoSevere
Wind AdvisoryNWS Hanford CAIndian Wells Valley; Mojave Desert SlopeModerate
Wind AdvisoryNWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CAInterstate 5 Corridor; Western San GabriModerate
Red Flag WarningNWS Sacramento CASouth-Central Shasta County Including ReSevere
Air Quality AlertNWS Phoenix AZImperial County Southwest; Imperial CounUnknown
Tropical Cyclone Local StatementNWS San Diego CASan Diego County Coastal Areas; San DiegModerate
Flood WatchNWS Phoenix AZJoshua Tree NP West; Joshua Tree NP EastSevere
Coastal Flood AdvisoryNWS San Francisco CASan Francisco Bay ShorelineMinor
Beach Hazards StatementNWS San Francisco CASan Francisco; Northern Monterey Bay; SoModerate
Beach Hazards StatementNWS San Francisco CACoastal North Bay Including Point Reyes Moderate
Coastal Flood AdvisoryNWS San Francisco CANorth Bay Interior ValleysMinor
Coastal Flood AdvisoryNWS San Francisco CASan Francisco; Northern Monterey Bay; SoMinor
Beach Hazards StatementNWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CACatalina and Santa Barbara Islands; VentModerate
Flood AdvisoryNWS Las Vegas NVMohave, AZ; San Bernardino, CAMinor
Flash Flood WarningNWS San Diego CARiverside, CASevere
Severe Thunderstorm WarningNWS Las Vegas NVMohave, AZ; San Bernardino, CASevere
Flash Flood WarningNWS Las Vegas NVMohave, AZ; San Bernardino, CASevere
Severe Thunderstorm WarningNWS Las Vegas NVSan Bernardino, CASevere
Coastal Flood AdvisoryNWS San Francisco CASan Francisco; North Bay Interior ValleyMinor
Special Weather StatementNWS Medford ORWestern Siskiyou CountyModerate
Wind AdvisoryNWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CASanta Barbara County Southwestern Coast;Moderate
Flood WatchNWS Las Vegas NVLake Havasu and Fort Mohave; Lake Mead -Severe
Lake Wind AdvisoryNWS Hanford CAWest Side Mountains north of 198Moderate
Lake Wind AdvisoryNWS Hanford CAKern River ValleyModerate
Coastal Flood AdvisoryNWS San Diego CASan Diego County Coastal Areas; Orange CMinor
High Surf AdvisoryNWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CACatalina and Santa Barbara Islands; VentMinor
Coastal Flood AdvisoryNWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CACatalina and Santa Barbara Islands; VentMinor
Lake Wind AdvisoryNWS Hanford CAWest Side Mountains north of 198Moderate
Lake Wind AdvisoryNWS Hanford CAKern River ValleyModerate
Beach Hazards StatementNWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CACatalina and Santa Barbara Islands; MaliModerate
Beach Hazards StatementNWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CASanta Barbara County Southwestern Coast;Moderate
Lake Wind AdvisoryNWS Hanford CAKern River ValleyModerate
Beach Hazards StatementNWS San Diego CASan Diego County Coastal Areas; Orange CModerate
Flood AdvisoryNWS San Diego CARiverside, CAMinor
Flash Flood WarningNWS San Diego CARiverside, CA; San Bernardino, CASevere
Flood AdvisoryNWS Phoenix AZRiverside, CA; San Bernardino, CAMinor
Air Quality AlertNWS Phoenix AZImperial County Southwest; Chuckwalla MoUnknown
Flood AdvisoryNWS San Diego CASan Diego, CAMinor
Flood AdvisoryNWS San Diego CASan Bernardino, CAMinor
Flood AdvisoryNWS San Diego CASan Diego, CAMinor
Beach Hazards StatementNWS San Diego CASan Diego County Coastal Areas; Orange CModerate
Flood AdvisoryNWS San Diego CARiverside, CAMinor
Lake Wind AdvisoryNWS Reno NVMono; Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden ArModerate
Lake Wind AdvisoryNWS Reno NVLassen-Eastern Plumas-Eastern Sierra CouModerate
Lake Wind AdvisoryNWS Hanford CAWest Side Mountains north of 198Moderate
Red Flag WarningNWS Medford ORModoc County Except for the Surprise ValSevere
Red Flag WarningNWS Medford ORModoc County Except for the Surprise ValSevere
Flood AdvisoryNWS Las Vegas NVInyo, CAMinor

Source: the National Weather Service. A warning covering several states appears on each of their pages. Expired warnings are kept and marked, because the count over time is the part that says anything.

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