Glenn County, California tornado history

11 tornadoes recorded in or across Glenn County from 1953 to 2014, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Glenn County

The Storm Prediction Center records 11 tornadoes whose paths touched Glenn County, California between 1953 and 2014. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is March, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 19 May 1953. The most recent was on 26 March 2014.

  • 11tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 84per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Glenn County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0436%
F1 / EF1655%
F2 / EF219%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Glenn County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in 2010s.1950s11990s12000s32010s6

The 2010s only run to 2014, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1990s1
2000s3
2010s6
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Mar.Jan1Feb0Mar4Apr1May3Jun1Jul1Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan1
Feb0
Mar4
Apr1
May3
Jun1
Jul1
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Glenn County

  • Strongest: California tornado19 May 1953, F2, 2 miles long
  • Longest path: California tornado25 May 2011, EF1, 26.4 miles long
  • Most recent: California tornado26 March 2014, EF1, 0.6 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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