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California, 2007

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

852events recorded859 in 2006

51deaths recorded274 injuries

$1.4Bproperty damage (estimates)$1.4B crop damage

20disaster declarations54 NFIP claims, $284K 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

Wind244

Winter184

Cold89

Drought77

Heat72

Wildfire66

Flood47

Other34

Hail21

Fog9

Tornado6

Lightning3

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2007 was 852 against 859 in 2006.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 2007
Mono County	23
Fresno County	20
San Bernardino County	19
San Diego County	14
Tulare County	10
Los Angeles County	10
Kern County	9
Riverside County	7
Modoc County	6
Kings County	6
Imperial County	5
San Joaquin County	5
Sacramento County	4
Orange County	4
Shasta County	3
Mariposa County	3
Stanislaus County	3
Tehama County	2
Inyo County	1
Merced County	1
Madera County	1
Siskiyou County	1
Santa Clara County	1
Butte County	1
Plumas County	1

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
1 Sep 2007	Forecast zone	Excessive Heat	—	—	10	—
21 Oct 2007	Forecast zone	Wildfire	—	$75,000,000	8	61
3 Sep 2007	Forecast zone	Excessive Heat	—	—	8	—
1 Sep 2007	Forecast zone	Excessive Heat	—	—	4	2
3 Nov 2007	Forecast zone	Dense Fog	—	—	3	41
22 Mar 2007	San Diego	Thunderstorm Wind	35 mph	—	3	—
21 Oct 2007	Forecast zone	Wildfire	—	$300,000,000	2	40
5 Jan 2007	Forecast zone	Strong Wind	55 mph	—	2	6
16 Oct 2007	Forecast zone	Dust Storm	—	$500,000	2	—
12 Apr 2007	Forecast zone	Strong Wind	52 mph	$100,000	2	—
22 Dec 2007	Forecast zone	Dense Fog	—	—	1	2
4 Jul 2007	Forecast zone	Excessive Heat	—	—	1	1
2 Sep 2007	Forecast zone	Excessive Heat	—	—	1	—
11 Nov 2007	Forecast zone	Winter Weather	—	—	1	—
11 Jan 2007	Forecast zone	Cold/Wind Chill	—	—	1	—
25 Jul 2007	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	1	—
1 Sep 2007	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	1	—
11 Jan 2007	Forecast zone	Frost/Freeze	—	$150,000	—	—
24 Jun 2007	Forecast zone	Wildfire	—	$500,000,000	—	3
1 Sep 2007	Forecast zone	Wildfire	—	—	—	38
22 Oct 2007	Forecast zone	Wildfire	—	$151,100,000	—	5
21 Oct 2007	Forecast zone	Wildfire	—	$10,000,000	—	16
23 Oct 2007	Forecast zone	Wildfire	—	$5,000,000	—	15
22 Oct 2007	Forecast zone	Wildfire	—	$65,000,000	—	9
11 Jan 2007	Forecast zone	Frost/Freeze	—	$100,000	—	—
13 Jan 2007	Forecast zone	Frost/Freeze	—	$75,000	—	—
15 Sep 2007	Forecast zone	Wildfire	—	$1,000,000	—	7
14 Jan 2007	Forecast zone	Frost/Freeze	—	$100,000	—	—
22 Oct 2007	Forecast zone	Wildfire	—	$50,000,000	—	1
23 Oct 2007	Forecast zone	Wildfire	—	—	—	6
8 Jan 2007	Forecast zone	Wildfire	—	$60,000,000	—	—
10 Sep 2007	Forecast zone	Wildfire	—	—	—	5
21 Oct 2007	Forecast zone	Wildfire	—	$50,000,000	—	—
21 Oct 2007	Forecast zone	Wildfire	—	$50,000,000	—	—
3 Oct 2007	Forecast zone	Debris Flow	—	$48,000,000	—	—
14 Sep 2007	Forecast zone	Wildfire	—	$50,000	—	4
21 Oct 2007	Forecast zone	High Wind	79 mph	$35,000,000	—	—
11 Mar 2007	Forecast zone	Wildfire	—	$50,000	—	3
14 Jan 2007	Forecast zone	Frost/Freeze	—	$75,000	—	—
14 Jan 2007	Forecast zone	Frost/Freeze	—	$500,000	—	—

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 2007

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
24 Oct 2007	DR-1731	Major disaster	Fire	Wildfires, Flooding, Mud Flows, And Debris Flows	7
23 Oct 2007	EM-3279	Emergency	Fire	Wildfires	7
22 Oct 2007	FM-2739	Fire management assistance	Fire	Rice Fire	1
22 Oct 2007	FM-2738	Fire management assistance	Fire	Grass Valley Fire	1
22 Oct 2007	FM-2737	Fire management assistance	Fire	Santiago Fire	1
22 Oct 2007	FM-2736	Fire management assistance	Fire	Ranch Fire	2
21 Oct 2007	FM-2735	Fire management assistance	Fire	Harris Fire	1
21 Oct 2007	FM-2734	Fire management assistance	Fire	Witch Fire	1
21 Oct 2007	FM-2733	Fire management assistance	Fire	Buckweed Fire	1
21 Oct 2007	FM-2732	Fire management assistance	Fire	Canyon Fire	1
15 Sep 2007	FM-2729	Fire management assistance	Fire	Angel Fire	1
15 Sep 2007	FM-2728	Fire management assistance	Fire	Butler 2 Fire	1
8 Jul 2007	FM-2708	Fire management assistance	Fire	Canyon Fire	1
7 Jul 2007	FM-2706	Fire management assistance	Fire	Inyo Fire Complex	1
29 Jun 2007	FM-2702	Fire management assistance	Fire	Creek Fire	1
24 Jun 2007	FM-2700	Fire management assistance	Fire	Angora Fire	1
10 May 2007	FM-2694	Fire management assistance	Fire	Island Fire	1
9 May 2007	FM-2691	Fire management assistance	Fire	Griffith Park Fire	1
13 Mar 2007	DR-1689	Major disaster	Freezing	Severe Freeze	16
11 Mar 2007	FM-2683	Fire management assistance	Fire	241 Fire	1

Flood insurance claims with a 2007 date of loss

54 NFIP claims, 17 of them paid, for $284,091.

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.