Severe Thunderstorm - Perris, Ca - 08/06/05

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This is my storm chase of a severe thunderstorm that hit the Perris area on August 6, 2005. It generated a microburst that toppled 16 power poles along San Jacinto Ave that resulted in several injuries as the poles fell on cars traveling along the road.

Channel: Travel & Events
Uploaded: September 14, 2007 at 1:43 am
Author: wxchaserwil

Length: 00:07:00
Rating: 4.31
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numbing numbered numerous Comments:
stormtracker05 (November 27, 2008 at 1:44 pm)
wow i have never seen a severe thunderstorm in california, i was there when there was a 5.9 earthquake though.
hammerogod (November 14, 2008 at 4:08 pm)
Since I grew up in Oklahoma (the first trashcan in Tornado alley..heh...) I concider what I just watched to be an average Thunderstorm...no big deal.
I have lost count of the number of times I have had to go miles out of my way just to avoid storm debris and high water in the streets.

A storm with 90+ mph winds and hail at least as large as my fist is impressive...anything less is just kinda routine.
SSW8040 (October 29, 2008 at 12:39 pm)
I will never forget that day because my brother and I went train watching up in Cajon Pass to watch trains and to catch a severe thunderstorm. Sure enough we got caught in one and it was producing a flash flood bur we drove through it and lots of lightning. I heard several Severe Thunderstorm Warnings including the one for Perris.
good2btheking (September 30, 2008 at 8:45 am)
I remeber that damn well. i had just moved to Cali form Va and i remember my bro saying how it hardly ever rains and we were stuck on the mountain with a foot of snow. I remember reading a sign that said Los angeles 97 miles and could not help but laugh. It rained like crazy for a couple of days with crashing thunder and lightning, it was intence.
stormtracker05 (September 28, 2008 at 7:06 pm)
we had a microburst last year in central illinois with 115 mph winds, buildings were destroyed or damaged and a few buildings collpsed. we also had a hail storm that evening with nickel to quarter size hail and 70 mph winds
Chondoman (September 28, 2008 at 5:28 pm)
I live like 10 mins away from there
Bakerskateboards13 (October 30, 2008 at 9:58 pm)
what city you live at
assWompingMadNess (September 27, 2008 at 9:25 pm)
where was i when this happened?
weatherman001 (September 15, 2008 at 2:08 am)
And people say it never rains in South CAli.
MDHmodder (September 29, 2008 at 4:19 am)
let alone that they we many tornadoes in western north america at all