2013: A waterspout was observed just off San Clemente Island, and funnel clouds were
observed in Encinitas and just off the coast in Oceanside.
2004: Thundersnow started on the evening of 11.20 in the upper desert and snow continued until this day.
Widespread reports of two feet with drifts to 3 feet came from Wrightwood, Lake Arrowhead, Big Bear and the Palm Springs Tramway (8,500 feet).
The snow level was as low as 1,000 feet.
18"-20" of snow fell in foothills south of YuccaValley, 14" fell in Phelan, 9"-12" in Hesperia and Apple Valley, 9" in Yucaipa and Calimesa and up to 3" throughout the southern Inland Empire.
Tree damage resulted in lower elevations, which caused house damage and power outages.
Snow lined I-10 near Calimesa for a few days following the end of the snow.
2001: Gusty winds blew across the mountains of Tulare and Kern County.
With Indian Wells Canyon clocking a 97 mph gust and in the Kern County deserts, where an 81 mph wind gust was recorded at Inyokern and Mojave.
The strong winds damaged roofs, blew out windows and took away signs in California City.
1999: A wind gust of 80 mph was reported at Highland.
1996: Between 400 pm and 630 pm MST a series of supercell thunderstorms erupted along a slow moving cold frontal boundary near Kingman, AZ.
Four tornadoes were recorded with the largest tornado observed touching down near Interstate 40 about 18 miles southwest of Kingman.
This tornado was estimated to be one-quarter of a mile wide and traveled on eastward track for about 20 minutes and rated a F1.
It caused significant damage to a barn and tool shed.
1996: A rare (for central California) mesoscale supercell thunderstorm spawned two tornadoes (an F0 and an F1) that struck the Lemoore Naval Air Station.
This storm was part of a larger thunderstorm complex that also spawned an F1 tornado that touched down northeast of Merced and an F0 tornado that touched down northeast of Bakersfield.
Hail as large as 2.5" in diameter also fell in association with the supercell that affected Lemoore Naval Air Station damaging vehicles.
1988: A cold front brought strong winds to the Reno, NV, area.
A wind gust of 95 mph was reported in the Callahan Ranch area of southwest Reno, NV.
A wind gust of 95 mph was reported in the Callahan Ranch area of southwest Reno, NV.
1984: McCarran International Airport received 0.74" of rain making this the wettest Thanksgiving Day ever in Las Vegas, NV.
1975: The morning low temperature at Reno, NV, was 7° F.
1966: 13.5" of snow fell at Tahoe City (west shore Lake Tahoe).
1965: Heavy storms drawing tropical moisture in the mountains and desert started on this day and ended on 11.25.
Storm totals: 20" at Mt. San Gorgonio, 16" at Mt. San Jacinto, 9.59" at Cuyamaca, 6"-9" at Banning-Cabezon, over 4" at Palm Springs, less than 1" near the Salton Sea.
The one-day total was over nine inches at Snow Creek.
15 died all over Southern California.
The entire region was hit hard with severe flooding, including road and bridge washouts and debris flows.
Santee was inundated.
Two drowned attempting to cross the Whitewater River.
Five died in Tijuana.
One died in Rancho Cucamonga, another drowned in San Bernardino and three drowned in Lytle Creek flooding.
Record flood levels on Tahquitz Creek. Spring Valley Creek floods in southeast San Diego.
The Sweetwater River floods parts of National City and Chula Vista.
Record flood levels were recorded at Tahquitz Creek.
It was the largest flood on the Whitewater River since 1938.
1957: Extremely destructive Santa Ana winds started on 11.21 and ended on this day.
Winds produced a 28,000 acre brush fire on a 40-mile front west of Crystal Lake.
People were ordered off the streets in some areas due to flying debris.
12 of 33 passengers on an airplane over Ontario were hurt by a downdraft in extreme turbulence.
Paint was completely stripped off of windward sides of four cars stalled in a Fontana sandstorm.
1908: Fort Ross received 2.7" of rain.
Source: NWS San Francisco/Monterey, Hanford, Reno, Las Vegas, Phoenix, & San Diego
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