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Santa Ana wind and debris damage repair for Rialto drivers
A strong Santa Ana can throw grit, gravel and branches across the valley. Text us photos; if you have a comprehensive claim, we document the damage for it.
Mon–Fri 9 AM–4 PM · Sat 9 AM–1 PM · 446 W Orange Show Ln, San Bernardino
In one paragraph
What a Santa Ana does to a car in the valley
Santa Ana wind damage, for a car in Rialto, is what north winds coming out of the Cajon Pass and Lytle Creek canyon do when they pick up grit, gravel, fronds and branches across the valley floor: pitting and scratches on the side that faced the wind, and dents or cracked glass where something solid hit. Because it's caused by a weather event, it's usually a comprehensive claim if you carry comprehensive coverage, and your insurer decides whether it's covered. Down here it's grit and debris, not the desert sand on our High Desert sand damage page.
- A wind advisory doesn't mean your car was damaged
- You file; we document the car, repair what's approved, and you pay your deductible
Getting here from Rialto
Seven miles, almost all of it surface streets
From Rialto City Hall it's 7.2 miles, and the only freeway stretch is 1.3 miles of I-215 near the end.
N Riverside Ave up to E Foothill Blvd (Historic Route 66) for 2.2 miles, then W 5th St (CA-66) for 1.7 into San Bernardino, then the I-215 to exit 41, Orange Show Rd / Auto Plaza Dr, and over to Orange Show Lane.
With a pitted windshield, that keeps freeway speed to one short stretch. Come in daylight. If a crack sits in the driver's line of sight, don't drive it; send photos first.
During the January 2025 High Wind Warning, San Bernardino County's Office of Emergency Services told drivers to watch for objects blowing across the roadway. If you do find damage, note when you found it and where the car was parked.
NWS San Diego data
What stations in Rialto recorded, January 7–8, 2025
NWS San Diego published peak gusts from Southern California Edison weather stations after that event. Four of them carry Rialto names.
| Station | Peak gust |
|---|---|
| Rialto (SCE846) | 65 mph |
| Rialto (SCE588) | 61 mph |
| Rialto (SCE701) | 53 mph |
| Rialto North (SCE861) | 49 mph |
| Upwind canyon stations, not in Rialto | |
| Lytle Creek (SCE1732) | 70 mph |
| Devore (SCE600) | 68 mph |
| Lytle Creek Wash (SCE156) | 67 mph |
The 65 came at 8:30 PM on January 7. These are gusts at single utility stations, not a citywide reading.
Source: NWS San Diego Public Information Statement, January 8, 2025.
The official record
The valley zone record since January 2025
Rialto sits in the NWS zone for the San Bernardino and Riverside County valleys. Everything below covered that whole zone, not just Rialto.
- Three High Wind Warnings, all January 2025January 7–10, 20–21 and 23. The January 7 warning (1:20 AM PST) read: "North winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 70 mph expected. Isolated gusts to 80 mph near and below the Cajon Pass." Read the warning.
- Sixteen Wind Advisories issued from January 2025 to September 24, 20262026 start dates, Pacific time: January 8, January 24, February 4, 16, 17 and 19, March 5, April 3 and April 17. See the raw NWS event data (all hazard types, JSON).
- The advisory that named Route 66On January 8, 2026 at 2:03 AM PST the advisory said: "Use caution if driving along the 210, 66, and I-10 directly below the Cajon Pass." In Rialto, that 66 is Foothill Blvd and 5th St. Read the advisory.
Plenty of warning days pass without a scratch on any parked car. A listed date is not evidence that yours qualifies.
Check it yourself
Wind damage or wear? How to tell on a Rialto car
- Fresh pitting or fine scratches on the side that faced the wind, new since the day before
- A dent, scrape, cracked lens or chipped glass where something loose hit the car
- Not wind: years of sun fade, or clear coat peeling off the roof and hood
Comprehensive is the part of an auto policy that pays for damage from events other than a collision — hail, falling objects, wind-blown debris, a cracked windshield. You pay your comprehensive deductible, which is often lower than your collision deductible; some policies handle glass under a separate glass provision — check yours. Whether a claim affects your premium depends on your insurer — ask your agent. What gets paid for is your insurer's call; our part is photographing each damaged panel clearly enough for the adjuster to judge it.
Process
The claim, step by step
Photos by text
Daylight shots of the damaged side, close-ups, and the glass, plus the day you first saw it. We'll say what we see, including wear.
You report what you know
The claim is yours to file. Tell your insurer the day, the spot where the car was parked, and that Round 2 Refinish is doing the repair.
A daylight inspection
Bring it down Foothill. We photograph every panel and the glass for the adjuster.
The approved repair
We repair what your insurer approves. If we find more damage once the car is apart, we write a supplement with photos and get approval — from your insurer and from you — before that work is done. Your deductible is set by your policy, and you pay it to the shop at pickup.
Rialto questions
Santa Ana damage questions from Rialto
Rialto gets Santa Anas, not desert sandstorms. Can that still be a claim?
Usually, if you carry comprehensive coverage and a wind event actually damaged the car: pitting on the panels that faced the wind, glass, or dents from blown debris. Years of sun fade are not. Your insurer decides; we'll tell you what we see.
Which date do I give my insurer?
Whichever day you believe it happened, as closely as you know it. Don't pick a storm date to fit the damage.
Does it matter where in Rialto the car was parked?
Tell your insurer where it actually was. Wind readings vary across the city, and your insurer decides coverage.
A branch or debris hit the car during the wind. Is that sand damage or collision?
Damage from falling or wind-blown objects is typically handled under comprehensive, not collision. Your insurer decides the coverage. A crash is collision, a different coverage.
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After a Santa Ana, send us the damage from Rialto.
Daylight photos and the day you found it. We'll say whether it reads as wind or wear, and what your insurer will ask for.