[californiadisasters] On This Date In CA Weather History (October 20)

On This Date In California Weather History....

2007: A major Santa Ana Wind event leading to a historic Southern California fire siege that would last several days began today.
The Ranch Fire began on this date about 5 miles north of the City of Santa Clarita near the forest boundary between the Angeles and Los Padres National Forests.
Strong Santa Ana Winds pushed this fire over 58,000 acres burning 10 structures while menacing the towns of Piru and Fillmore and forcing evacuations in both.

2007: Just four days after blowing dust created hazardous traveling conditions in the Kern County desert, another round of wind gusts between 40 and 60 mph once again created severely reduced visibilities.
Highway 58 was closed between exits 167 and 172 as a result.

2004: A large winter season storm pummeled Southern California.
Not just daily, but monthly record rainfall was received in only one day across the region.
The same happened again on 10.27.
The monthly record rainfall was exceeded in only six hours in many locations of Orange County on this day.
Totals for last two weeks of October were four to eight inches in lower elevations, and up to 14 inches at Lake Arrowhead.
A storm wind of 39 mph was measured at Lindbergh Field from the south, the strongest October wind on record.
1.95 inches of rain fell in Riverside and 3.15 inches fell in Santa Ana, the greatest daily amounts on record for October.
3.5 inches of snow fell in Idyllwild, the greatest daily amount on record for October.
Widespread flooding occurred.
A bridge washed out near Wrightwood.
One was killed in floodwaters near Lytle Creek.
Many mountain roads were impassable with mud and rockslides.
Railroad tracks washed out, derailing a train.
The Santa Ana River flooded, putting horses neck-deep in flood waters in Norco and a rescue was made at a Chino golf course.
Several funnel clouds were reported offshore from San Clemente.

2004: A short-lived F0 tornado touched down just southeast of Dinuba (Tulare Co.).

1996: The morning low temperature at Reno, NV was 18.

1991: The San Francisco Bay Area was raked by Diablo Winds with gusts up to 65 m.p.h.
A small 8-acre fire called the Tunnel Incident (because it began above the Caldecott Tunnel) which began yesterday in the East Bay Hills in the City of Berkeley and was knocked down but was being monitored by an engine company the following day.
In the suddenly appearing warm dry wind gusts it flared up and spotted across the lines and into some pine trees thus beginning the Oakland Hills Firestorm of 1991.
In all, 25 people were killed, 150 injured, 1,520 acres were consumed as well as over 3,354 single-family units and 437 apartment and condo units costing a total $1.5 billion.

1965: A very long heat wave began on this day and ended on 10.29.
A peak temperature of 104° was reached at San Diego on 10.22.
LA had ten consecutive days with afternoon highs reaching at least 100°.

1957: Widespread thunderstorms developed each day on this day and on 10.21.
Hail drifted to 18 inches deep in East LA.
Waterspouts were sighted off Point Mugu and Oceanside.

Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, & San Diego as well as Wikipedia

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