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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in Riverside County, CA
Public hail, wind, and tornado reports across Riverside County, CA from April 6, 1955 through September 9, 2026, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.
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Hail Reports
27
Wind Reports
194
Tornado Reports
28
Max Hail Size
2.75″
Source NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm ReportsCoverage Riverside County, CA · 1955–presentUpdated Daily · last Sep 9, 2026
Hail Report Description: Public reported quarter sized hail south of Peris.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 SE Perris, CA
1.00″hail
Jul 14, 2024 10:15 PM UTC
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Hail Report Description: Home owner shared a video of large hail falling into their pool and patio furniture.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 SW Palm Desert, CA
1.00″hail
Oct 13, 2018 6:10 AM UTC
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Hail Report Description: MEDIA REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN INDIO SHORTLY AFTER 11 PM.
NWS Hail Report Location: Indio, CA
1.00″hail
Sep 8, 2015 4:00 PM PST-8
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Hail Report Description: Public reported quarter-inch hail.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 S Beaumont, CA
1.00″hail
Aug 20, 2014 7:00 AM PST-8
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Hail Report Description: A spotter reported hail up to one inch in Nuevo from a thunderstorm.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Nuevo, CA
1.00″hail
Aug 20, 2014 4:00 AM PST-8
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Hail Report Description: The public reported 1-inch hail in Menifee from an early morning thunderstorm. Local news media reported large hail cracked a vehicle windshield in Menifee from the same storm.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Menifee, CA
0.88″hail
Sep 3, 2013 2:30 PM PST-8
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Hail Report Description: The spotter was in Idyllwild traveling on Highway 243 to Pine Cove. There was 2 deep of 0.5 hail and 1-3 of water flowing across Highway243. Broken tree branches were all over the roadway from hail damage. A nearby COOP observer reported that the roads turned white, all covered with accumulating hail.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Pine Cove, CA
1.00″hail
Aug 24, 2013 11:45 AM PST-8
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Hail Report Description: Tropical moisture streaming north into Riverside county led to a very moist and unstable airmass. As a result, very strong thunderstorms developed across central Riverside county during the early afternoon hours on August 24th. Some of the storms affected the community of Eagle Mountain. A COOP observer located in Eagle Mountain reported that large hail, estimated to be one inch in diameter, fell for 30 minutes. No damage was reported due to the large hail.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Eagle Mtn, CA
1.50″hail
Aug 30, 2008 1:35 PM PST-8
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Hail Report Description: A severe thunderstorm developed over the Fern Valley area and significantly interfered with an ongoing search and rescue operation involving two injured climbers at Suicide Rock. Several eyewitness accounts from climbers on Suicide and Tahquitz Rocks, as well as from people involved in the ongoing SAR mission, describe hailstones ranging in size from marbles to walnuts. A rescue helicopter was forced to abort a rescue attempt of the climbers and make an emergency landing after the thunderstorm moved into the area. One of the injured climbers suffered additional contusions from the hail while another person received cuts. Please note that the severe thunderstorm did not move into the area until nearly two hours after the initial (non-weather related) rock climbing accident.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2.24 NE Idyllwild, CA
0.88″hail
Aug 4, 2008 2:15 PM PST-8
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Hail Report Description: The public reported dime to nickel size hail from a thunderstorm in the south La Quinta Cove area.
NWS Hail Report Location: 12 SW Indio, CA
0.88″hail
May 22, 2008 2:55 PM PST-8
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Hail Report Description: A tornadic thunderstorm left a swath of hail up to several inches deep from north of Moreno Valley to Perris. Snow plows were called out to clear the hail from Interstate 10. While most of the hailstones were pea-size, several reports of marble to nickel size hail were received from Moreno Valley just prior to the tornadoes. The larger hailstones left holes in awnings and stripped leaves from trees.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 W Calimesa, CA
0.75″hail
May 22, 2008 11:10 AM PST-8
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Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2.08 NE Murrieta, CA
0.75″hail
Apr 5, 2006 11:18 AM PST
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Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Corona, CA
0.88″hail
Jul 23, 2005 2:05 PM PST
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Hail Report Description: Nickel hail was reported near Hemet.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 SW Hemet, CA
0.75″hail
Jul 23, 2005 1:25 PM PST
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Hail Report Description: Hail ranging in size from 1/4 to 3/4 inch in diameter was reported in San Jacinto.
NWS Hail Report Location: San Jacinto, CA
0.75″hail
Jul 23, 2005 1:21 PM PST
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Hail Report Description: A trained spotter reported hail slightly larger than dime size in Hemet.
NWS Hail Report Location: Hemet, CA
0.75″hail
Sep 9, 2004 1:20 PM PST
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Hail Report Description: Hail 3/4 inch in diameter fell on Pine Cove during a heavy monsoon thunderstorm.
NWS Hail Report Location: Pine Cove, CA
0.88″hail
Jul 24, 2004 1:30 PM PST
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Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 E Anza, CA
1.00″hail
Oct 13, 1994 3:16 PM PDT
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Hail Report Description: A severe thunderstorm dropped dime- and quarter-size hail on the small town of Pine Cove.
NWS Hail Report Location: Pine Cove, CA
0.75″hail
Apr 26, 1994 2:30 PM PDT
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Hail Report Description: Numerous reports of hail were reported at San Dimas, Misson Hills, Ontario, and from La Crescenta to Arcadia. Most of the hail reports were between 0.25 to 0.50 inch size, but a few reports had 0.75 inch hail. The hail was one to two inches deep in some locations of the inland valleys near the foothills. Interstate 215 was closed due to pea-sized hail covering the road.
NWS Hail Report Location: Not provided, CA
UNKhail
Mar 26, 1993 1:45 PM PST
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Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: San Jacinto, CA
0.50″hail
Jan 18, 1993 3:30 AM PST
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Hail Report Description: Heavy rain fell in Riverside County again, where creek levels increased eight feet in just a few hours. Many creeks and streams in western Riverside County were at bankfull, and numerous roads were closed.
NWS Hail Report Location: Not provided, CA
1.50″hail
Sep 5, 1991 5:30 PM CST
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Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Not provided, CA
0.75″hail
Aug 10, 1990 3:30 PM CST
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Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Not provided, CA
0.75″hail
Aug 9, 1989 11:00 PM CST
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Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Not provided, CA
1.00″hail
Sep 13, 1979 11:09 PM CST
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Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Not provided, CA
2.75″hail
Sep 2, 1960 4:30 PM CST
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Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Not provided, CA
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Hail Damage Risk for Your Home+
Hail reports describe hail by diameter, often comparing stone size to familiar objects like peas, quarters, golf balls, and softballs. Use this guide as a starting point for possible hail damage to your roof, siding, gutters, vents, windows, and exterior. Actual hail damage depends on hail hardness, density, wind speed, impact angle, roof age, shingle condition, roof pitch, roofing material, installation quality, and prior storm damage.
Pea
0.25″
Low
Usually too small to cause hail damage to most sound asphalt roofs, siding, or gutters.
Mothball
0.50″
Sub-Severe Watch
Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but not always harmless. Repeated small hail can scuff surfaces, wear aging shingles, and loosen protective granules over time.
Penny
0.75″
Minor / Watch
Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but roof hail damage is still possible on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged shingles. May also mark screens, vents, gutters, and soft metal.
Nickel
0.88″
Minor / Watch
Still below the severe-hail threshold, but large enough to leave visible marks on soft metal and add wear to older or hail-weakened roof shingles.
Quarter
1.00″
Watch
The NWS severe-hail threshold. Quarter-size hail can bruise shingles, dent soft metal, and create roof hail damage worth checking.
Half Dollar
1.25″
Watch
More likely to dent gutters, vents, flashing, and siding. Hail damage risk rises quickly on older roofs or hail-weakened shingles.
Ping Pong / Walnut
1.50″
Likely
Hail damage becomes more likely, including bruised shingles, granule loss, dented siding, and damaged roof vents.
Golf Ball
1.75″
Likely
Often causes roof hail damage, cracked shingles, dented gutters, damaged flashing, and siding impacts. A roof inspection is recommended.
Hen Egg
2.00″
Serious
Can crack or puncture shingles, expose mat, dent siding, and cause widespread hail damage across the roof and exterior.
Tennis Ball
2.50″
Serious
Can cause heavy roof hail damage, punctured siding, broken skylights, damaged vents, and widespread exterior damage.
Baseball
2.75″
Major
Major hail damage is likely, including severe roof impacts, damaged siding, broken windows, and possible major roof repairs.
Tea Cup / Large Apple
3.00″
Major
Can cause heavy hail damage across the roof, siding, gutters, windows, and exterior. Significant repairs are often needed.
Softball
4.00″
Extreme
Destructive hail damage. Can severely damage roofing materials, siding, windows, gutters, vents, vehicles, and exterior surfaces.
Grapefruit
4.50″
Extreme
Catastrophic hail damage risk for roofs, windows, vehicles, siding, gutters, and exterior surfaces.
Source: NOAA / National Weather Service hail size references are used for hail-size comparisons and the 1.00″ severe-hail threshold. Damage descriptions are general homeowner guidance, not official NOAA/NWS damage ratings. Sub-severe hail under 1.00″ is below the severe threshold, but that does not mean “no roof damage.” Penny- to nickel-size hail can still contribute to granule loss, cosmetic surface marks, and added wear, especially on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged roofs.
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 Ene Rainbow, CA
65mph
Sep 9, 2026 12:10 AM UTC
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Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 Ene Rainbow, CA
UNKmph
Aug 13, 2026 12:50 AM UTC
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Wind Report Description: Report of at least one semi truck on its side and power lines down in the road. Nearby Blythe Airport measured a 53 mph wind gust around the same time as these report.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 W Blythe, CA
UNKmph
Feb 22, 2026 9:30 AM UTC
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Wind Report Description: Public report of large palm tree snapped in half and a flag pole broke from its base with bolts snapped off). Location is approximate. Winds on southern end of the lake in the surrounding hills gusted near 45-60 MPH.
NWS Wind Report Location: Lake Matthews, CA
62mph
Sep 18, 2025 11:32 PM UTC
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Wind Report Description: SCE Painted Canyon Rd observation station reported wind gust of 62 mph.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 SW Palm Desert, CA
UNKmph
Sep 2, 2025 4:53 PM UTC
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Wind Report Description: Large tree reported down across lanes at the intersection of Gamble Ave and Van Buren Blvd.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 WSW Moreno Valley, CA
72mph
Sep 2, 2025 3:30 PM UTC
Wind report for Riverside County, CA
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Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm outflow wind gusts occurred across this region with gusts 50-60 MPH. Highland Springs station reported a gust to 72 MPH.
Wind Report Description: Report of a tree down blocking the Emerett Ln in Perris. Nearby SCE Orange Avenue station reported a peak wind gust of 41 mph at 420 PM.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 NE Perris, CA
76mph
Aug 25, 2025 10:10 PM UTC
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Wind Report Description: SCE Ray St mesonet near Perris reported a thunderstorm wind gust of 76 mph.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 ESE Perris, CA
UNKmph
Sep 9, 2024 8:00 PM UTC
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Wind Report Description: Survey from Ellis avenue to Ethanac road in Perris and Romoland showed extensive flooding... mud and standing water. Many trees had large broken branches and some trees uprooted. Home fences were damage including vinyl completed downed. A trampoline was found along the road. Other minor damage noted in yards and property. Socal Edison weather station Vector Sherman road recorded a southeast sustained wind 28 mph and gust to 71 mph at 430 pm Sunday September 8. Temperature dropped from 101 to 74F. There were 6 other weather stations surrounding recorded gusts 48 to 53 mph. No evidence of tornadic winds but rather straight line wet microburst.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 SE Perris, CA
UNKmph
Sep 8, 2024 11:42 PM UTC
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Wind Report Description: CHP reports numerous trees down in Peris.
NWS Wind Report Location: Perris, CA
71mph
Sep 8, 2024 11:30 PM UTC
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Wind Report Description: Corrects previous non-tstm wnd gst report from 3 ESE Perris. Mesonet station SE943 Perris East (SCE943).
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 ESE Perris, CA
63mph
Sep 8, 2024 10:10 PM UTC
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Wind Report Description: Mesonet station 133SE Santa Margarita Res (SCE1133).
Wind Report Description: Semi-truck was flipped by strong wind gusts and was blocking most of the EB lanes causing traffic to back up.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 E Desert Center, CA
UNKmph
Mar 14, 2024 11:54 PM UTC
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Wind Report Description: Tree down. 4 ft diameter Italian Stone Pine.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 ESE Riverside, CA
UNKmph
Mar 14, 2024 4:00 PM UTC
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Wind Report Description: Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 3 ESE Riverside: Tree down... 4 ft diameter Italian Stone Pine between 8 and 10 am. Root failure in wet soil. Small car crushed.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 ESE Riverside, CA
UNKmph
Jul 31, 2023 11:29 AM UTC
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Wind Report Description: Report from mPING: 1-inch tree limbs broken and shingles blown off near Anza. Nearby obs showed wind gusts of 25-30 mph at the time.
NWS Wind Report Location: 6 S Anza, CA
UNKmph
Jul 31, 2023 11:27 AM UTC
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Wind Report Description: Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 2 SW Coachella. Report of palm tree in the road near the intersection of Calhoun St and 54th Ave in Thermal. Following reports confirm this was due to a car accident and not weather.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 SW Coachella, CA
UNKmph
Oct 8, 2022 10:32 PM UTC
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Wind Report Description: DOWNED TREES IN MENIFEE... TWO WHICH APPEARED DEAD... TWO OF WHICH APPEARED TO BE HALF DEAD. WIND GUSTS MEASURED BETWEEN 40 AND 46 MPH IN MENIFEE AT THE TIME.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 WNW Menifee, CA
UNKmph
Sep 9, 2022 8:00 PM UTC
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Wind Report Description: STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM KAY BLEW DOWN A NEWLY PLANTED TREE ON THE CAMPUS OF SHERMAN INDIAN HIGH SCHOOL IN RIVERSIDE.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 SW Riverside, CA
69mph
Aug 25, 2022 2:03 AM UTC
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Wind Report Description: 69 MPH GUST MEASURED AT BLYTHE AIRPORT.
NWS Wind Report Location: 7 NNW Ripley, CA
UNKmph
Aug 25, 2022 2:01 AM UTC
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Wind Report Description: OVERTURNED BIG RIG IN BLYTHE.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 W Blythe, CA
67mph
Aug 25, 2022 1:52 AM UTC
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Wind Report Description: AWOS STATION KBLH 7 NNW RIPLEY.
NWS Wind Report Location: Blythe Airport, CA
UNKmph
Aug 25, 2022 1:25 AM UTC
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Wind Report Description: OVERTURNED BIG RIG TRUCK ON I-10. SINKHOLE SIZE OF DOMESTIC TRUCK NEARBY IN FASTLANE @6:39PM.
NWS Wind Report Location: 16 ESE Desert Center, CA
UNKmph
Aug 25, 2022 12:24 AM UTC
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Wind Report Description: BIG RIG TIPPED OVER ON I-10. WEATHER CAUSED.
NWS Wind Report Location: 16 ESE Desert Center, CA
UNKmph
Aug 24, 2022 11:37 PM UTC
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Wind Report Description: POWER POLES KNOCKED DOWN AND HANGING BY WIRES.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 NE Desert Center, CA
58mph
Aug 22, 2022 6:57 AM UTC
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Wind Report Description: MEASURED WIND GUST AT BLYTHE AIRPORT.
NWS Wind Report Location: 7 NNW Ripley, CA
63mph
Aug 22, 2022 6:35 AM UTC
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Wind Report Description: MEASURED WIND GUST FROM BLYTHE AIRPORT ASOS.
NWS Wind Report Location: 7 NNW Ripley, CA
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Wind Damage Risk for Your Home+
Storm reports list thunderstorm wind gusts in mph. The NWS marks storms as severe at 58+ mph, but wind damage to your home depends on roof age, shingle condition, installation, exposure, nearby trees, and prior hail or wind damage.
Below Severe
Under 58 mph
Minor
Usually little damage to a sound roof, but loose shingles, flashing, or debris may shift.
Severe
58–74 mph
Watch
Can loosen shingles, lift flashing, break limbs, and damage gutters, siding, fences, or trim.
Damaging
75–90 mph
Serious
Can peel shingles, damage vents, tear siding, rip gutters, and expose weak roof areas.
Extreme
90+ mph
Major
Can cause major roof covering loss, tree damage, broken windows, and structural damage.
Source: NOAA / National Weather Service storm reports. Gusts may be measured or estimated; actual wind damage varies by roof condition, exposure, and prior hail or wind damage.
Latest NWS Tornado Reports in Riverside County
28 reports
UNKcategory
Oct 8, 2022 9:25 PM UTC
Tornado report for Riverside County, CA
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Tornado Report Description: TORNADO LANDSPOUTS USUALLY DO NOT HAVE SUPERCELL MESOCYCLONES VISIBLE IN CLOUDS... FUNNEL CLOUD OR ON RADAR. NUMEROUS PHOTOS AND VIDEOS CAPTURED THE LANDSPOUT EXTENDING UP INTO THE BASE OF THE THUNDERSTORM FLAT CLOUD BASE (NUMEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES DETECTED) WHICH MOVED EAST TO WEST FROM MENIFEE TO SOUTHERN CANYON LAKE TO LAKE ELISINORE ALONG HIGHWAY 78. HAIL UP TO HALF INCH ALSO REPORTED ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN SHOWN. DAMAGE APPEARED TO BE MINOR BUT INFORMATION IS BEING COLLECTED. THE EF0 LANDSPOUT TRACKED ACROSS MOSTLY DIRT OPEN SPACE BEFORE DISSIPATING NEAR I-15. THIS AREA IS KNOWN AS ELSINORE CONVERGENCE ZONE AND HAS HAD SEVERAL LANDSPOUTS IN PAST 20 YEARS REPORTED.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 SE Quail Valley, CA
UNKcategory
Aug 28, 2022 9:35 PM UTC
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Tornado Report Description: WEAK LANDSPOUT VERIFIED BY SPOTTER PICTURES.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 NNE Desert Center, CA
UNKcategory
Mar 7, 2020 8:20 PM UTC
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Tornado Report Description: A LANDSPOUT OCCURRED OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND WAS VISIBLE FROM THE LAKE ELSINORE AREA. A FEW PHOTOS AND VIDEOS OF THE LANDSPOUT WERE SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. DURATION WAS NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF MINUTES. NO DAMAGE REPORTED.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 SSW Lake Elsinore, CA
UNKcategory
Aug 16, 2018 10:30 PM UTC
Tornado report for Riverside County, CA
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Tornado Report Description: MULTIPLE PHOTOS OF LANDSPOUT TORNADO ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER ANZA VALLEY.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 11 SSE Mountain Center, CA
EF0category
Oct 17, 2015 1:40 PM PST-8
Tornado report for Riverside County, CA
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Tornado Report Description: Numerous reports through the broadcast media and social media of a brief landspout near Menifee. The funnel was nearly stationary and occurred over open terrain, with no damage reported.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2.43 SSW Homeland, CA
EF1category
Aug 6, 2015 7:15 PM PST-8
Tornado report for Riverside County, CA
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Tornado Report Description: The damage was west of Highway 111 between 64th and 66th Avenues, paralleling Highway 86 towards the mountains, or approximately 3 1/2 miles. An emergency manager for the Imperial irrigation water district (IID) reported a total of 140 poles damaged, 30 of which were steel.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2.24 W Mecca, CA
EF0category
Apr 21, 2015 2:50 PM PST-8
Tornado report for Riverside County, CA
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Tornado Report Description: Isolated thunderstorms developed across portions of far southeast California, including eastern Riverside county, during the afternoon hours on April 21st. For the most part the storms were not especially strong, however one thunderstorm located about 6 miles north of Desert Center produced a small, rope-like tornado which traveled nearly 10 miles over mostly open country. The tornado was first reported from an aircraft pilot at about 1447PST and local broadcast media later confirmed the tornado with photographs. Additionally, photos and videos from the public showed the tornado, which did not produce any injuries. The tornado did produce modest damage; several windshields were broken from flying rocks and a number of solar panels were destroyed. The tornado was officially confirmed through an NWS remote storm survey and was classified as an EF0 tornado.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5.53 N Desert Center, CA
EF0category
Sep 9, 2012 1:00 PM PST-8
Tornado report for Riverside County, CA
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Tornado Report Description: A land spout was observed at 1330 PST along interstate 215 and highway 74 in Perris. No funnel was observed at the cloud base, and the land spout remained nearly stationary. Pictures and a video were submitted by spotters.
NWS Tornado Report Location: N Perris, CA
EF0category
Aug 12, 2012 2:30 PM PST-8
Tornado report for Riverside County, CA
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Tornado Report Description: A land spout tornado was associated with and southwest of the parent (non-supercell) thunderstorm that was over Nuevo, on the east side of Perris. The land spout appeared to be over the fields just east of or near Interstate 215. Separate wind damage from the parent thunderstorm was observed to the northeast over Nuevo on Menifee Road. |There was no apparent damage from the land spout itself. A spotter also sent in video of the land spout.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 ESE Perris, CA
EF0category
Jan 21, 2010 3:10 PM PST-8
Tornado report for Riverside County, CA
Riverside County · 591,648 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Motorists reported a tornado crossing Interstate 10 near Intake Blvd, where two semi trucks were blown over. Numerous power poles down, and considerable damage to homes and other structures in and around Blythe. Roofs were blown off some homes. The rain-wrapped tornado had peak wind gusts estimated at 80 mph as it moved toward the northeast. Nearby Blythe airport recorded a peak gust of 55 mph, with thunderstorms in the area. To put this storm in perspective, record low pressure was observed at Blythe, 29.02 inches.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4.54 WSW Ripley, CA
EF0category
May 22, 2008 4:40 PM PST-8
Tornado report for Riverside County, CA
Riverside County · 591,648 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A trained weather spotter from the Lake Elsinore area captured video of a tornado between 5:40 ��� 5:45 PM. This tornado occurred in an unpopulated area near the Gavilan Hills between Woodcrest and Lake Elsinore, however the exact path is unknown. This was the fourth and final tornado produced by the storm. No reports of damage were received and this tornado was rated EF-0.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4.83 SW Alessandro, CA
EF0category
May 22, 2008 3:50 PM PST-8
Tornado report for Riverside County, CA
Riverside County · 591,648 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Photos and video of the EF-2 tornado all show a separate tornado occurring in its vicinity at the same time. Based on photographic evidence and eyewitness accounts, this separate tornado would be the third tornado produced by the storm. The exact path is not known, however several videos indicate that this tornado was just west of Interstate 215 in close proximity to the Riverside National Cemetery. No reports of damage were received and this tornado was rated EF-0.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1.23 WNW Val Verde, CA
EF2category
May 22, 2008 3:42 PM PST-8
Tornado report for Riverside County, CA
Riverside County · 591,648 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Observations from KRIV indicate that this tornado touched down on March Field at 4:42 PM, traveled approximately three miles in a west-southwest direction for 21 minutes, and had a max width of 75 yards. As the tornado crossed Interstate 215, a semi-truck was lifted 30 to 40 feet into the air and nine empty BNSF railroad cars were derailed. The driver of the semi had to be extricated using the ���jaws of life��� and was hospitalized for over a month due to moderate head injuries. The tornado also damaged the roofs of several homes and a trailer on Kuder Ave. It should be noted that another tornado developed nearby while this tornado was in progress. Based on input from Dr. Kisho Mehta and Tim Marshall, damage to the rail cars was consistent with wind gusts up to 120 mph, or an EF-2 tornado. This is the first EF-2 tornado in California since the new scale was implemented in February 2007, and the first F2 tornado in California since the 1998 Sunnyvale tornado.
NWS Tornado Report Location: .35 NW March Afb, CA
EF0category
May 22, 2008 3:30 PM PST-8
Tornado report for Riverside County, CA
Riverside County · 591,648 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Observations from KRIV indicate that this tornado touched down at 4:30 PM approximately four miles southeast of the March ARB and was on the ground for six minutes. No reports of damage were received and this tornado was rated EF-0 tornado. The exact path of this tornado is not known.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 SSE March Afb, CA
F0category
Jul 23, 2006 3:15 PM PST
Tornado report for Riverside County, CA
Riverside County · 591,648 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A thunderstorm along the Elsinore Convergence Zone produced a landspout tornado near Menifee. The landspout blew over about a dozen pine trees and a few palm trees at the Menifee Lakes Country Club. A few homes were damage by falling trees.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Menifee, CA
F0category
Jul 23, 2005 1:06 PM PST
Tornado report for Riverside County, CA
Riverside County · 591,648 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A tornado was spotted at around 2:06 PM near the intersection of highways 74 and 79. The weak tornado traveled westward towards Hemet-Ryan airport and resulted in mainly broken trees limbs.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 E Hemet, CA
F0category
Feb 26, 2005 3:00 PM PST
Tornado report for Riverside County, CA
Riverside County · 591,648 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Many people witnessed a tornado near Nichols Rd in northeastern Lake Elsinore. A photograph of the event clearly shows this to be a landspout. The landspout lasted 5 minutes and developed under a line of cumulus clouds in the Elsinore Convergence Zone. The landspout did not hit any structures and there were no reports of injuries.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Lake Elsinore, CA
F1category
Feb 19, 2005 9:35 AM PST
Tornado report for Riverside County, CA
Riverside County · 591,648 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 SW Temecula, CA
F0category
Jan 9, 2005 5:11 PM PST
Tornado report for Riverside County, CA
Riverside County · 591,648 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A line of severe thunderstorms produced a brief tornado south of Hemet in the Diamond Valley area. The tornado picked up a metal storage shed and tossed it onto a power pole.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 S Hemet, CA
F0category
May 13, 1998 2:45 PM PST
Tornado report for Riverside County, CA
Riverside County · 591,648 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Homeland, CA
F1category
Dec 22, 1996 9:00 AM PST
Tornado report for Riverside County, CA
Riverside County · 591,648 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A cold front sweeping through Southern California, was accompanied by strong, gusty winds and bursts of moderate to heavy precipitation. As the front moved through the San Gorgonio Pass, a short lived tornado spun up at Cabazon. The twister was noticed by firemen near the corner of Dell and Lemon, and moved northeastward only about 700 feet before dissipating. On it's short path, it lifted a 5 ton mobile home and deposited it 30 feet from it''s foundation with roof and contents removed. Six other mobile homes suffered minor damage.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Cabazon, CA
F0category
Aug 12, 1994 1:00 PM PST
Tornado report for Riverside County, CA
Riverside County · 591,648 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A tornado touched down causing tree to smash into the living room of a home in Valle Vista, just East of Hemet. Several other reports of funnel clouds around Hemet, with trees uprooted and utility poles blown over. A trailer was also destroyed.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Valle Vista, CA
F0category
Mar 20, 1991 1:30 PM CST
Tornado report for Riverside County, CA
Riverside County · 591,648 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, CA
F0category
Sep 18, 1985 11:55 AM CST
Tornado report for Riverside County, CA
Riverside County · 591,648 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, CA
F0category
Jan 20, 1982 4:05 AM CST
Tornado report for Riverside County, CA
Riverside County · 591,648 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, CA
F1category
Jul 20, 1974 3:49 PM CST
Tornado report for Riverside County, CA
Riverside County · 591,648 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, CA
F3category
Aug 16, 1973 9:00 PM PST
Tornado report for Riverside County, CA
Riverside County · 591,648 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, CA
UNKcategory
Apr 6, 1955 3:30 PM CST
Tornado report for Riverside County, CA
Riverside County · 591,648 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, CA
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Tornado Damage Risk for Your Home+
After a tornado, the National Weather Service assigns an EF rating from EF0 to EF5 based on surveyed damage. The rating estimates wind speed from what the tornado damaged, so actual damage can vary by construction quality, roof age, garage doors, windows, trees, debris, and how close the home was to the tornado path.
EF0
65–85 mph
Light
Can peel shingles, damage gutters or siding, break tree limbs, and toss loose outdoor items.
EF1
86–110 mph
Moderate
Can strip roof covering, damage exterior doors, break windows, snap trees, and cause heavier siding or gutter damage.
EF2
111–135 mph
Serious
Can tear off large sections of roofing, break or uproot trees, destroy weaker structures, and cause major exterior damage.
EF3–EF5
136+ mph
Severe
Can remove roofs and walls, destroy large portions of homes, toss vehicles, and cause severe to total destruction near the path.
Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. EF ratings are assigned after a post-storm damage survey and are based on observed damage, not a direct measurement at every home.
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How many hail, wind, and tornado reports does Riverside County have on record?
Our records show 27 hail, 194 wind, and 28 tornado reports in Riverside County, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on September 9, 2026.
What is the largest hail ever reported in Riverside County?
The largest hail size in these storm-report records in Riverside County is 2.75″. It was reported near Romoland, CA on September 2, 1960.
A storm report showed up near my home in Riverside County — does that mean my roof is damaged?
Not necessarily. A storm report only means hail, wind, or a tornado was observed nearby; it does not confirm damage at any specific address, and conditions change from block to block. Check an address-level hail report first, and if it looks significant, find a local pro that serves Riverside County and ask about a Remote Hail Inspection before anyone climbs on the roof.
I am buying a home in Riverside County — why should I look at its storm history?
Recent hail or wind can leave a roof or exterior with damage that is easy to miss during a walkthrough, and a recent roof replacement is sometimes an insurance job after a storm. Reviewing the storm history for a Riverside County address before closing helps you ask informed questions about roof age, past repairs, and any prior claims.
I am selling a home in Riverside County — how does this help me?
Knowing the storm history for your address lets you answer buyer questions with confidence, document repairs you have already made, and decide whether a pre-listing roof check is worthwhile. A clear hail history removes a common sticking point during negotiations.
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Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events across Riverside County, CA, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported in Riverside County, but they do not confirm damage at any specific property. Report locations, sizes, and times may be approximate and can vary from what an individual home experienced. For property-specific hail history, use an address-level hail report or contact a participating local professional for a remote hail inspection. Pros inclusion is not an endorsement, and contacting a professional does not confirm damage at any property.
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