On This Date In California Weather History....
2009: Three waterspouts were reported eight miles south of San Pedro.
Another waterspout was spotted about 20 miles west of Encinitas.
2006: A 38 vehicle pile-up occurred on Highway 99 near Earlimart shortly after sunrise (in fog), killing one person and injuring 6 others.
2006: Santa Ana winds flared up on 2.6 and on this day and led to the Sierra Fire east of Orange.
It burned nearly 11,000 acres and caused eight minor injuries.
2003: Gusty winds of up to 60 mph blew over a trailer being towed and a gravel truck overturning at the base of the Tehachapis.
2001: Over a week of heavy snow that started on 2.6 and ended on 2.14 continued on this day.
The snowfall was called "most in a decade."
Five feet fell at Blue Jay and Mountain High, two feet at Snow Summit, and five to 12 inches at Apple Valley.
The roof of an ice rink caved in at Blue Jay.
On this day wind gusts reached 50 mph at Palm Springs and Thermal and 54 mph at Fish Creek Mountains.
1998: El Niño got in gear. Heavy rain that started on 2.6 and ended on 2.9 brought up to three inches of rainfall to Southern California.
Catastrophic and widespread flooding resulted, especially in Newport Beach and Irvine.
Lots of property damage occurred in southern Orange County.
Evacuations and swift water rescues were needed.
Landslides, mud slides, and sink holes occurred.
Roads, bridges, and railroads were damaged.
1994: A strong storm brought heavy rain to the mountains north of LA.
Mud slides resulted in the Old Topanga area, which burned the previous fall.
A tornado touched down from Newport Beach to Tustin, causing roof and window damage and blowing trees down.
1993: Heavy rain that started on this day and ended on 2.10 brought one to five inches of rainfall near the coast, up to ten inches of precipitation to the mountains and 0.5 to 1.5 inches in the deserts.
Eight to 18 inches of snow fell in the mountains.
Widespread flooding occurred.
1992: A series of many intense storms started on 2.5 and ended on 2.16.
The storms brought a total of 20+ inches of precipitation to the mountains and eight to16+ inches to lower elevations.
Two were killed in an avalanche at Mt. Baldy.
Flash flooding, mud slides, and road closures also occurred.
1991: Dense fog resulted in a 74 vehicle pile-up on Highway 99 in Fresno County resulting in three deaths and 31 injuries.
In another area of Fresno County, a truck drove onto railroad tracks and was struck by a train, resulting in one death.
1989: Carson City had a morning low temperature of -22 (the record low for February at Carson City).
Reno recorded a low of -16, its all-time record low for the month of February.
South Lake Tahoe had a morning low of -29.
1989: Snow fell across the region from the beaches in LA to the desert in Palm Springs.
It started on this day and ended on 2.9.
15 inches fell in the mountains and three inches fell at Palmdale.
Major road closures and numerous traffic accidents resulted.
1987: Santa Ana winds hit San Diego County on 2.6 and on this day.
Gusts reached 75 mph at Cuyamaca and Palomar Mountain areas.
Gusts to 60 mph hit Brown Field and Warner Springs, 40 mph in Julian and Valley Center.
35 mph gusts hit San Diego.
A plane flipped over at Brown Field.
Winds forced a sailboat into the rocks at Pt. Loma.
I-8 was closed for two hours in eastern San Diego County.
Trees, power lines and fences were downed, causing damage and power outages.
A highway sign fell on cars.
1976: Strong storm winds hit 64 mph at Palmdale.
1937: 4.19 inches of rain fell in Santa Ana, the third greatest daily amount on record.
2.90 inches of rain fell in San Diego beginning on 2.6 and ending on this day, the greatest 24-hour amount for February on record.
2.60 inches fell in 12 hours. 2.88 inches fell in Riverside on this day, the greatest daily amount for February and the third greatest on record.
For the storm, 8.20 inches fell in Descanso, and 5.70 inches fell in Escondido. 4.25 inches fell in Long Beach, a 24 hour record. Flooding killed many.
The LA basin flooded in many communities.
Hodges Dam overtopped.
Mountain snowmelt added to the flooding.
1933: Lovelock, NV, had a morning low of -22.
Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, & San Diego
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