2000: Heavy rain that started on 2.21 and ended on 2.23 caused lots of flooding and mud slides.
Roads were washed out in Hemet.
18" of snow fell in Forest Falls.
Winds gusted to 75 mph along Highway 91.
Trees were felled at Lake Arrowhead.
1996: 26" of snow fell at Tahoe City.
1989: In Riverside it was 92° on this day, the highest temperature for February on record.
1987: Heavy snow that started on this day and ended on 2.25 brought the following snowfall totals: 22" at Cuyamaca, 12"-17" in the San Bernardino Mountains (17" at Big Bear Lake), 6" in Pine Valley, 3" at Lake Morena.
4" fell in one hour at Lake Hughes.
Snow pellets piled up in coastal areas with two to three inches at Huntington Beach, and measurable at the San Diego Bay front.
Schools closed in mountain areas.
Tornadoes and waterspouts were reported in the Huntington Beach area.
Cold air arrived on this day and dropped low temperatures below 40° at San Diego for three consecutive days, the coldest stretch since 1978.
Roads were washed out in Hemet.
18" of snow fell in Forest Falls.
Winds gusted to 75 mph along Highway 91.
Trees were felled at Lake Arrowhead.
1996: 26" of snow fell at Tahoe City.
1989: In Riverside it was 92° on this day, the highest temperature for February on record.
1987: Heavy snow that started on this day and ended on 2.25 brought the following snowfall totals: 22" at Cuyamaca, 12"-17" in the San Bernardino Mountains (17" at Big Bear Lake), 6" in Pine Valley, 3" at Lake Morena.
4" fell in one hour at Lake Hughes.
Snow pellets piled up in coastal areas with two to three inches at Huntington Beach, and measurable at the San Diego Bay front.
Schools closed in mountain areas.
Tornadoes and waterspouts were reported in the Huntington Beach area.
Cold air arrived on this day and dropped low temperatures below 40° at San Diego for three consecutive days, the coldest stretch since 1978.
1985: San Francisco had a low of only 61°.
1980: This day marked the end of ten consecutive days (the most on record) of measurable precipitation in Borrego Springs, which started on 2.13.
1978: Bakersfield had a low temperature of 63°, the highest ever in the month of February.
1969: Heavy snow in the mountains that began on 2.20 and ended on 2.25 brings snow depths approaching the greatest depths on record.
Strong storm winds caused outages of telephone service, power, and gas.
5"-15" of rain hit the lowlands from this day to 2.25.
Heavy rain starting on 2.16 ended on 2.26.
Up to 30" of precipitation fell on the south slopes of Mt. San Gorgonio, 13" was recorded northwest of Mt. San Jacinto, around 10" at Banning, less than 1" in eastern Coachella Valley.
The death and destruction continued from the previous month.
21 died from flooding and mud slides all over California.
An entire family was killed in Mt. Baldy Village when a mud slide hit their home.
Extensive damage hit crops, farmland and livestock.
Creeks around Yucaipa all left their banks and substantial flooding occurred to residences and businesses.
In the upper desert farmlands became lakes and more than 100 homes along the Mojave River were damaged.
Roads and bridges recently repaired from previous month’s damage either washed out or were destroyed again.
1944: 33" of snow fell on this day and on 2.23 in Idyllwild, the greatest snowfall amount on record.
1943: Heavy rainstorms hit the San Bernardino Mountains and Inland Empire starting on 2.21 until 2.24.
For the stormy period Lake Arrowhead received 13.36" and Perris 4.87".
Damage was light because of recent work done on flood channels.
1897: The morning low temperature at Reno, NV, was -12°.
1891: A prolonged storm dropped 33" of rain in Descanso within a 60 hour period from 2.19 to 2.23.
2.56" fell in San Diego.
There were heavy damages and losses to homes, land, livestock, transportation and power throughout the Tijuana and San Diego River Basins.
Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, Phoenix, San Francisco/Monterey, Las Vegas, & San Diego
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1980: A total of six storms moved from the Pacific Ocean into southern California and Arizona over a period of about 13 days (2.13 - 2.25).
Daily rainfall quantities in Arizona were not extraordinary, but the total volume of runoff far exceeded available reservoir capacity.
The peak discharge of the Salt River at Phoenix was 170,000cfs, which was greater than any previous flow since 1905.
This flood had the greatest impact on the largest number of residents in Arizona history and resulted in $80 million in damage.
The greatest flood damage occurred along the Salt River in the greater Phoenix area.
Eleven of the thirteen bridges or crossings were destroyed or damaged.
Approximately 600 homes to the west of Phoenix were damaged and many others destroyed.
6,000 residents had to be evacuated.
1980: This day marked the end of ten consecutive days (the most on record) of measurable precipitation in Borrego Springs, which started on 2.13.
1978: Bakersfield had a low temperature of 63°, the highest ever in the month of February.
1969: Heavy snow in the mountains that began on 2.20 and ended on 2.25 brings snow depths approaching the greatest depths on record.
Strong storm winds caused outages of telephone service, power, and gas.
5"-15" of rain hit the lowlands from this day to 2.25.
Heavy rain starting on 2.16 ended on 2.26.
Up to 30" of precipitation fell on the south slopes of Mt. San Gorgonio, 13" was recorded northwest of Mt. San Jacinto, around 10" at Banning, less than 1" in eastern Coachella Valley.
The death and destruction continued from the previous month.
21 died from flooding and mud slides all over California.
An entire family was killed in Mt. Baldy Village when a mud slide hit their home.
Extensive damage hit crops, farmland and livestock.
Creeks around Yucaipa all left their banks and substantial flooding occurred to residences and businesses.
In the upper desert farmlands became lakes and more than 100 homes along the Mojave River were damaged.
Roads and bridges recently repaired from previous month’s damage either washed out or were destroyed again.
1944: 33" of snow fell on this day and on 2.23 in Idyllwild, the greatest snowfall amount on record.
1943: Heavy rainstorms hit the San Bernardino Mountains and Inland Empire starting on 2.21 until 2.24.
For the stormy period Lake Arrowhead received 13.36" and Perris 4.87".
Damage was light because of recent work done on flood channels.
1914: Flooding in the Meadow Valley Wash and Moapa Valley (Nevada) damaged fences, crops, orchards and broke a levee.
1897: The morning low temperature at Reno, NV, was -12°.
1891: A prolonged storm dropped 33" of rain in Descanso within a 60 hour period from 2.19 to 2.23.
2.56" fell in San Diego.
There were heavy damages and losses to homes, land, livestock, transportation and power throughout the Tijuana and San Diego River Basins.
Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, Phoenix, San Francisco/Monterey, Las Vegas, & San Diego
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