Weather Events in Horsethief Canyon
Worth Remembering


HCR Snow Event - December 17th, 2008 - Pictures from day after also

Corner of Indian Creek and Palomino Creek Dr.(By Mrs. Oelke) - Picture 1
Snow Falling on Lemon Grove at the top of Horsethief Canyon (By Mr. Wilkens) - Picture 2
Lemon Grove at the top of Horsethief Canyon (By Mr. Wilkens) - Picture 3
Luiseno looking out the front door (By Mrs. Marcello) - Picture 4
Luiseno from across the street (By Mrs. Marcello) - Picture 5
Snow on Luiseno Grass (By Mrs. Marcello) - Picture 6
Estelle Mountain Panorama (By Tom Harkins) - Picture 7
Santa Ana Mountains Panorama (By Tom Harkins) - Picture 8
Picture from Luiseno ES parking lot, looking across soccer field to the hills (By DeAnn Appleby) - Picture 9


(May 22, 2008 - Luiseno Open House Storm)
Mesocyclone Spawning Tornadoes while
Moving Across Inland Empire
(Visible Satellite Loop)

Tornado from HCR (by Tom Halderman) - Video 1 (4 MB)
Unfortunately it didn't turn out very good - look hard!!!
Entire Video Clip - Video 2 (38 MB)

From HCR (by Tom Halderman) - Picture 1
Possible Locations of funnel sited from HCR - Picture 2
Weather Data Recorded During Event - Picture 3
Wall Cloud Pictures from HCR (by Tom Halderman) - Wall 0, Wall 1, Wall 2, Wall 3, Wall 4

AWESOME Media Pictures!!
My Personal Favorite - Crossing Freeway with Flipped Big Rig Visible - Picture 4
Near Freeway - Picture 5,   Picture 6,   Picture 7, Picture 8

In the Distance - Picture 9
Ghost View - Picture 10, Picture 11
Twin Funnels - Picture 12


(September 2, 2007)
Horsethief Canyon Summer Thunderstorm and Downpour

From HCR (by Willi Wilkens) - Picture 1
From HCR (by Willi Wilkens) - Picture 2
From Costa Mesa (by Kevin Martin, OWS) - Picture 3
From Orange (by Tom Halderman) - Picture 4


(Around January 1, 2007)
Land Spout off Nichols Road
Taken from Field at Temescal Canyon High School

Picture from Press Enterprise