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California, 2006

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

859events recorded1,054 in 2005

84deaths recorded123 injuries

$588Mproperty damage (estimates)$706M crop damage

10disaster declarations642 NFIP claims, $15M 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

Wind224

Winter166

Other83

Flood75

Wildfire75

Heat64

Cold64

Fog45

Hail36

Lightning18

Tornado9

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2006 was 859 against 1,054 in 2005.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 2006
Fresno County	38
Mono County	31
Tulare County	20
Merced County	15
San Bernardino County	15
Madera County	14
San Diego County	14
Kern County	13
Mariposa County	13
Riverside County	11
Modoc County	10
Los Angeles County	7
Kings County	7
Stanislaus County	5
Santa Barbara County	4
San Francisco County	4
Inyo County	4
Siskiyou County	4
Lassen County	3
Placer County	3
Santa Cruz County	2
Sacramento County	2
Nevada County	2
Sonoma County	2
Ventura County	2

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
16 Jul 2006	Forecast zone	Heat	—	$170,000	30	10
16 Jul 2006	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	16	8
21 Jul 2006	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	10	6
26 Oct 2006	Forecast zone	Wildfire	—	$10,300,000	5	—
21 Jul 2006	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	3	6
11 Mar 2006	Forecast zone	Winter Weather	—	—	2	15
21 Jul 2006	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	2	—
9 Jul 2006	Forecast zone	Wildfire	—	$11,700,000	1	17
21 Jul 2006	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	1	10
10 Mar 2006	Forecast zone	Winter Storm	—	$50,000	1	7
7 Feb 2006	Forecast zone	Dense Fog	—	$380,000	1	6
1 Apr 2006	Forecast zone	Debris Flow	—	$14,400,000	1	—
1 Jan 2006	Solano	Flood	—	$15,000,000	1	1
1 Jan 2006	Lake	Flood	—	$1,000,000	1	1
1 Jan 2006	Stanislaus	Flood	—	$100,000	1	1
1 Feb 2006	Mono	Avalanche	—	—	1	1
1 Jan 2006	Forecast zone	Winter Storm	—	—	1	—
27 Feb 2006	Forecast zone	High Wind	81 mph	—	1	—
6 Mar 2006	Forecast zone	Strong Wind	46 mph	—	1	—
22 Jun 2006	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	1	—
21 Jul 2006	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	1	—
20 Jul 2006	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	1	—
27 Dec 2006	Forecast zone	High Wind	81 mph	—	1	—
1 Jan 2006	Napa	Flood	—	$115,000,000	—	—
1 Jan 2006	Marin	Flood	—	$108,000,000	—	—
1 Jan 2006	Sonoma	Flood	—	$104,000,000	—	—
6 Feb 2006	Forecast zone	Wildfire	—	—	—	8
11 Jan 2006	Forecast zone	Dense Fog	—	$90,000	—	5
23 Jul 2006	Forecast zone	Wildfire	—	—	—	5
21 Jul 2006	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	—	5
3 Dec 2006	Forecast zone	Wildfire	—	$10,000,000	—	2
23 Jul 2006	Forecast zone	Wildfire	—	—	—	3
27 Dec 2006	Forecast zone	High Wind	64 mph	—	—	1
1 Aug 2006	Forecast zone	Wildfire	—	$23,500,000	—	—
1 Jan 2006	Contra Costa	Flood	—	$22,000,000	—	—
4 Apr 2006	Forecast zone	Debris Flow	—	$13,000,000	—	—
1 Aug 2006	Forecast zone	Wildfire	—	$11,700,000	—	—
2 Apr 2006	Forecast zone	Debris Flow	—	$11,500,000	—	—
1 Aug 2006	Forecast zone	Wildfire	—	$11,100,000	—	—
6 Apr 2006	Forecast zone	Debris Flow	—	$11,000,000	—	—

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 2006

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
3 Dec 2006	FM-2681	Fire management assistance	Fire	Shekell Fire	1
26 Oct 2006	FM-2678	Fire management assistance	Fire	Esperanza Fire	1
26 Sep 2006	FM-2677	Fire management assistance	Fire	Day Fire	1
17 Sep 2006	FM-2676	Fire management assistance	Fire	Orchard Fire	1
30 Jul 2006	FM-2662	Fire management assistance	Fire	Junction Fire	1
24 Jul 2006	FM-2656	Fire management assistance	Fire	Horse Fire	1
12 Jul 2006	FM-2653	Fire management assistance	Fire	Sawtooth Fire Complex	1
5 Jun 2006	DR-1646	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides	17
6 Feb 2006	FM-2630	Fire management assistance	Fire	Sierra Fire	2
3 Feb 2006	DR-1628	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, And Landslides	31

Flood insurance claims with a 2006 date of loss

642 NFIP claims, 489 of them paid, for $14,797,899.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.