NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Newberry Springs, 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 Newberry Springs, California since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 2 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 2
- 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 Newberry Springs
The highest rating among the 2 tornadoes within 25 miles is F0, reached 2 times; the most recent, on September 29, 1990, came within 14 miles. Of the 705 California cities on this site, 91% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Newberry Springs. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 3 times since 1966, with stones up to 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 705 California cities, 44% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Newberry Springs.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Newberry Springs
By decade
- 1990s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 1990 | F0 | 14 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 14, 1990 | F0 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 2 of 2, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Newberry Springs
The Storm Prediction Center has 3 hail reports within 10 miles of Newberry Springs since 1966. Of these, one was 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1 inch (quarter size), fell on July 30, 2005, the most recent report.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Newberry Springs
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Barstow Daggett Airport, CA, 9 miles west of Newberry Springs at 1,917 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 105°F and low of 74°F; December is the coolest, at 60°F and 35°F. February is the wettest at 0.7 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.0 inches; the year adds up to 3.8 inches over 10 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 145 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 24 nights a year. That 3.8 inches is more than at 6 of the 226 California stations used on this site (3%). Barstow, 23 miles west, has its own station (Barstow, CA): 5.2 inches a year, 1.4 more than here, and a July average high of 102°F against 105°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61 | 36 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Feb | 66 | 40 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Mar | 73 | 46 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Apr | 80 | 51 | 0.2 | 1 |
| May | 89 | 60 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Jun | 99 | 68 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jul | 105 | 74 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Aug | 104 | 73 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Sep | 96 | 66 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Oct | 83 | 54 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Nov | 70 | 43 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Dec | 60 | 35 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Year | 82 | 54 | 3.8 | 10 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Barstow Daggett Airport, CA (1,917 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 Newberry Springs
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 17 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Newberry Springs: 9 flash floods and 8 thunderstorm wind reports. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $506,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on August 8, 2022. August has had the most flash floods, 3 of 9. Of the 550 California cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 263 have had fewer than Newberry Springs.
August 18, 2014: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Newberry Springs — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “The KDAG ASOS reported a gust to 60 mph. Sixteen power poles were blown down along Newberry Springs Road, forcing the road to be closed.”
August 8, 2022: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Newberry Springs — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “Thunderstorm winds damaged hangars and blew planes out at the Daggett Airport, then blew down numerous power poles and trees in Barstow, knocking out power to thousands of customers.”
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 Newberry Springs, 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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