[californiadisasters] On This Date In CA Weather History (November 25)

On This Date In California Weather History....

2001: Strong winds, gusting as high as 94 mph at Government Peak, blew in the Kern County mountains and deserts.
Roof damage occurred in the Weldon area and in Ridgecrest flying sheet metal was observed along with trees and fences falling down as well as damage to store awnings.

1985: A slow moving low grabbing moisture from Hawaii started on 11.24 and ended on 11.26.
It dropped 2.57 inches in San Diego, 3.49 inches at Cuyamaca, 2.68 inches in Escondido, 2.62 inches in Julian, 2.49 inches in Pt. Loma and 2.48 inches in Santee.
Numerous areas were flooded and power outages were common.
Especially hard hit was Mission Valley.

1970: A series of storms struck the region from this day to 11.30 following large destructive wildfires in the San Bernardino and San Gabriel Mountains earlier in the fall.
9.17 inches of precipitation fell in Lake Arrowhead, 7.22 inches in Lytle Creek, 5.11 inches in Big Bear Lake, 5.02 inches in Palomar Mountain, 3.56 inches in San Bernardino, 2.63 inches in Redlands, 2.51 inches in Santa Ana, and 2.05 inches in San Diego.
Flooding inundated streets and highways in the Rancho Cucamonga area.
At least 60 homes were damaged by floods and debris flows.

1965: 18.0 inches of snow fell at Tahoe City.

1965: Heavy storms coming from tropical moisture occurred in the mountains and desert.
They started on 11.22 and ended on this day.
Storm totals: 20 inches at Mt. San Gorgonio, 16 inches at Mt. San Jacinto, 9.59 inches at Cuyamaca, six to nine inches at Banning-Cabezon, over four inches at Palm Springs, and less than one inch near the Salton Sea.
A 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.

1954: Bakersfield's high reached only 54 degrees, setting a record low maximum for the month of November.

1918: A strong windstorm produced a wind gust of 96 mph at Mt. Wilson.

Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, & San Diego

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