Saturday, August 23, 2014

[californiadisasters] On This Date In California Weather History (August 23)



2013: Heavy thunderstorms on the San Jacinto Mountains.
Debris and water came down from the Mountain Fire burn into Palm Springs.

1967: Numerous thunderstorms hit southwest San Bernardino County.
Flash floods swept through Yucaipa, Redlands, Wrightwood, Lucerne Valley and Adelanto.
In Yucaipa huge chunks of pavement were washed into homes, causing damage.

1961: Flooding resulting from a thunderstorm covered roads with water and mud, trapping passengers in at least 20 cars in the Mojave area.
Railroad tracks were blocked with debris for up to 18 hours.

1961: Thunderstorms hit Angelus Oaks and Forest Home (now Forest Falls), and across the high desert including Victorville and Lucerne Valley.
Roads were closed because of water and mud, up to five feet deep at the "Y" between Forest Home and Camp Angelus.
One family was trapped in mud attempting to drive through it.
Homes around Bell Mountain northeast of Victorville were smothered in mud.
Water rose to 12 feet deep in this area.

1955: Heavy thunderstorms hit the San Bernardino Mountains and deserts.
Highways 66 and 91 were blocked by "wide rivers" of flash flood waters.
Rocks and mud covered roadways west of Barstow and in Forest Home (Forest Falls).

1931: King City had a high temperature of 113° F.

1931: The high temperature at Reno, NV was 98° F.

1856: A M7.8 earthquake in Japan caused rises in the San Diego Bay 12 feet over the high water mark.

Source: NWS San Francisco/Monterey, Hanford, Reno, & San Diego

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