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California Tornadoes 2008

  • Rare tornadoes touched down in Riverside County, California on May 22, 2008.

    The storm system, which included rain, hail and snow, pounded Southern California turning over a tractor-trailer, derailing a freight train and causing a major interstate to be clogged for some eight miles.

    Power pole and palm tree fires and at least 20 weather-related traffic accidents were reported in Riverside County.

    In Orange County the storm slammed the eastern canyons, an area already damaged by wildfires in 2007.

  • Fast Facts

    1. No deaths and minor injuries reported
    2. National Weather Service had issued tornado warning
    3. A few residents of Williams Canyon briefly stranded
  • California Tornado Statistics

    These statistics are taken from DisasterInfo.com and compare California tornadoes to the other United States. The statistics were compiled with tornado information from 1950 - 1995.

    1. #32 for frequency of tornadoes
    2. #36 for reported injuries
    3. #31 for cost damages
    4. No ranking for deaths
    5. Statistics are even lower when using per-square-mile comparison
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