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California, 2001

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

1,099events recorded826 in 2000

9deaths recorded209 injuries

$68Mproperty damage (estimates)$79M crop damage

0disaster declarations511 NFIP claims, $2.9M paid

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Winter405

Wind233

Flood113

Wildfire81

Cold71

Fog69

Other58

Hail28

Heat15

Lightning12

Tornado7

Drought4

Tropical3

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2001 was 1,099 against 826 in 2000.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 2001
San Bernardino County	55
San Diego County	47
Mono County	44
Riverside County	35
Orange County	22
Fresno County	16
Kern County	14
Ventura County	12
Modoc County	12
Mariposa County	10
San Luis Obispo County	9
Santa Barbara County	9
Tulare County	9
Los Angeles County	8
Madera County	8
Siskiyou County	8
Santa Cruz County	7
Butte County	5
Imperial County	5
Kings County	4
Trinity County	4
Merced County	4
San Mateo County	3
San Francisco County	3
Sacramento County	3

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
22 Jun 2001	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	1	2
31 Jan 2001	Forecast zone	High Wind	63 mph	—	1	1
2 Sep 2001	San Diego	Lightning	—	—	1	1
3 Sep 2001	San Bernardino	Lightning	—	—	1	1
8 Jan 2001	Forecast zone	Heavy Snow	—	—	1	—
9 Apr 2001	Forecast zone	Thunderstorm Wind	—	—	1	—
7 May 2001	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	1	—
23 May 2001	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	1	—
29 Jun 2001	Riverside	Wildfire	—	—	1	—
7 Apr 2001	Forecast zone	Winter Weather	—	—	—	65
13 Feb 2001	Forecast zone	Winter Storm	—	—	—	26
7 May 2001	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	—	19
10 Jan 2001	Forecast zone	Winter Storm	—	—	—	15
26 Jan 2001	Forecast zone	Dense Fog	—	$150,000	—	9
14 Jun 2001	San Bernardino	Wildfire	—	$150,000	—	6
1 Feb 2001	Forecast zone	Dense Fog	—	—	—	6
17 Jun 2001	Riverside	Wildfire	—	—	—	6
11 Feb 2001	Forecast zone	Winter Storm	—	$150,000	—	5
10 Jan 2001	Forecast zone	High Wind	—	$20,000	—	4
7 Dec 2001	Forecast zone	High Wind	62 mph	$150,000	—	3
27 Nov 2001	Forecast zone	High Wind	39 mph	$25,000	—	3
10 Jan 2001	Orange	Flood	—	—	—	3
3 Jan 2001	San Diego	Wildfire	—	$10,000,000	—	2
15 Jun 2001	San Diego	Wildfire	—	—	—	3
14 Aug 2001	San Diego	Wildfire	—	—	—	3
11 Jul 2001	Riverside	Wildfire	—	$150,000	—	2
23 Jun 2001	Riverside	Wildfire	—	$50,000	—	2
16 Sep 2001	San Diego	Wildfire	—	$50,000	—	2
16 Jun 2001	San Bernardino	Wildfire	—	—	—	2
1 Jul 2001	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	—	2
8 Dec 2001	San Diego	Wildfire	—	$2,000,000	—	1
25 Jan 2001	Sonoma	Lightning	—	$1,000,000	—	1
6 Jul 2001	San Bernardino	Lightning	—	$840,000	—	1
7 Jul 2001	San Bernardino	Flash Flood	—	$500,000	—	1
7 Jan 2001	San Diego	Storm Surge/Tide	—	$350,000	—	1
6 Feb 2001	Mono	High Wind	62 mph	$300,000	—	1
13 Feb 2001	Riverside	Flood	—	$60,000	—	1
2 Jan 2001	Forecast zone	High Wind	60 mph	$50,000	—	1
27 Nov 2001	Forecast zone	High Wind	58 mph	$30,000	—	1
3 Jan 2001	Riverside	Wildfire	—	—	—	1

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 2001

No declaration touching California was made in 2001.

Flood insurance claims with a 2001 date of loss

511 NFIP claims, 250 of them paid, for $2,866,530.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.