Tornado History Map

Tulare County, California tornado history

16 tornadoes recorded in or across Tulare County from 1962 to 2018, 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 Tulare County

The Storm Prediction Center records 16 tornadoes whose paths touched Tulare County, California between 1962 and 2018. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is February, with 5 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 5 April 1980. The most recent was on 22 March 2018.

  • 16tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 2injuries
  • 33per 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 Tulare County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01275%
F1 / EF1319%
F2 / EF216%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Tulare County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 1990s.1960s21980s41990s52000s32010s2

The 2010s only run to 2018, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s2
1980s4
1990s5
2000s3
2010s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in Feb.Jan2Feb5Mar2Apr2May1Jun0Jul1Aug0Sep0Oct1Nov2Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan2
Feb5
Mar2
Apr2
May1
Jun0
Jul1
Aug0
Sep0
Oct1
Nov2
Dec0

Records for Tulare County

  • Strongest and Longest path: California tornado5 April 1980, F2, 1 injury, 15 miles long
  • Most recent: California tornado22 March 2018, EF0, 1.2 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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