NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Morongo Valley, CA
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Morongo Valley, California since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 8 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 8
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Morongo Valley
The strongest of the 8 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on September 7, 1982; its path came within 16 miles. Of the 8, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 4 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on July 19, 2015. Of the 705 California cities on this site, 68% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Morongo Valley. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 4 times since 1989, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Morongo Valley has more hail reports within 10 miles than 55% of the 705 California cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Morongo Valley
By decade
- 2010s1
- 2000s3
- 1990s1
- 1980s2
- 1970s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 1982 | F2 | 16 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Aug 4, 2008 | EF1 | 20 mi | 1.08 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 22, 1996 | F1 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 22, 1974 | F1 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 19, 2015 | EF0 | 18 mi | 0.24 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 14, 2004 | F0 | 16 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 7, 2001 | F0 | 14 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 1, 1983 | F0 | 16 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 8 of 8, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Morongo Valley
The Storm Prediction Center has 4 hail reports within 10 miles of Morongo Valley since 1989. Of these, 2 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on August 14, 2004. The most recent report is from September 24, 2021.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Morongo Valley
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Morongo Valley N, CA, 1 mile north of Morongo Valley at 3,145 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 70°F; December is the coolest, at 59°F and 40°F. February is the wettest at 2.9 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.0 inches; the year adds up to 9.4 inches over 14 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 91 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 13 nights a year. That 9.4 inches is more than at 38 of the 226 California stations used on this site (17%). Desert Hot Springs, 9 miles southeast, has its own station (Palm Springs Regional Airport, CA): 4.5 inches a year, 4.9 less than here, and an August average high of 108°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59 | 41 | 2.7 | 3 |
| Feb | 61 | 42 | 2.9 | 2 |
| Mar | 66 | 45 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Apr | 73 | 48 | 0.2 | 1 |
| May | 80 | 54 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Jun | 89 | 63 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jul | 94 | 69 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Aug | 94 | 70 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Sep | 88 | 66 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Oct | 78 | 57 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Nov | 67 | 47 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Dec | 59 | 40 | 1.5 | 3 |
| Year | 76 | 53 | 9.4 | 14 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Morongo Valley N, CA (3,145 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Morongo Valley
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 41 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Morongo Valley: 27 flash floods, 5 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 floods, 3 heavy rain events and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 6, and the NWS estimated $3.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 79 mph, on March 11, 2016. August has had the most flash floods, 10 of 27. Of the 550 California cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 492 have had fewer than Morongo Valley.
February 28, 2014: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Morongo Valley — 3 injured, $50,000 damage.
January 26, 2015: heavy rain event 6 miles from the centre of Morongo Valley — 2 injured, $50,000 damage.
April 10, 2016: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Morongo Valley — 1 injured, $10,000 damage.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
San Bernardino County, which includes Morongo Valley, has been named in 61 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 30 of them major disasters (by incident: 33 fires, 13 floods, 7 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, on April 3, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives San Bernardino County a Very High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for inland flooding; Relatively High for strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $2.08 billion a year, the 3rd highest of 58 California counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $959.6 million (46%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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