California storm reports for December 24, 2025
NOAA recorded 8 wind reports in California on December 24, 2025.
- in California
- 8
- Storm reports
- About 2 miles from Santa Cruz, CA
- 91 mph
- Highest gust
- 0
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.
- Wind report
- Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.
- Wind report
- Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on December 24, 2025 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.
Select a dot or a path for the report. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.
Reports by hour
Wind8, most at 4 AM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 8:15 PM | 58 mph | About 32 miles from Salinas, CA |
| 4:20 AM | 90 mph | About 21 miles from Vallejo, CA |
| 4:20 AM | 61 mph | About 30 miles from San Francisco, CA |
| 4:30 AM | 60 mph | About 34 miles from San Francisco, CA |
| 4:40 AM | 72 mph | About 34 miles from Vallejo, CA |
| 5:13 AM | 67 mph | About 13 miles from Santa Cruz, CA |
| 5:20 AM | 90 mph | About 11 miles from San Jose, CA |
| 5:30 AM | 91 mph | About 2 miles from Santa Cruz, CA |
Cities with reports nearby
Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.
| City | Largest hail | Highest gust | Tornado reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | None | 90 mph | 0 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | None | 91 mph | 0 |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.