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tornado Tornado Risk in California

Overall State Risk Score: 5/10

California faces high tornado risk. 1 of 58 counties (2%) rated high or very high by FEMA National Risk Index.

Seasonal pattern: April-June

Highest-Risk Cities in California

1
Los Angeles, CA
Very High · 44 historical events
FEMA: 7Historical: 10
2
Long Beach, CA
Very High · 42 historical events
FEMA: 7Historical: 10
3
Sacramento, CA
High · 43 historical events
FEMA: 5Historical: 10
4
Oakland, CA
High · 59 historical events
FEMA: 5Historical: 10
5
San Diego, CA
Moderate · 11 historical events
FEMA: 3Historical: 9
6
San Jose, CA
Moderate · 71 historical events
FEMA: 3Historical: 10
7
San Francisco, CA
Moderate · 54 historical events
FEMA: 3Historical: 10
8
Fresno, CA
Moderate · 22 historical events
FEMA: 3Historical: 8

Notable Tornado Events

Tornado - San Diego, CA WFO Region, US

February 5, 2024 — WARNING

San Diego, CA

448,000 people exposed; $101,820M capital exposed

Tornado — Alameda [CA]

December 23, 2024 — WARNING

Oakland, CA

Impact data not available

Tornado — Fresno [CA]

March 6, 2024 — WARNING

Fresno, CA

Impact data not available

Other Hazards in California

earthquake
Earthquake Risk
Score: 9/10
wildfire
Wildfire Risk
Score: 9/10
hurricane
Hurricane Risk
Score: 1/10
flood
Flood Risk
Score: 9/10
winter-storm
Winter Storm Risk
Score: 7/10
landslide
Landslide Risk
Score: 7/10
extreme-heat
Extreme Heat Risk
Score: 7/10
drought
Drought Risk
Score: 9/10
high-wind
High Wind Risk
Score: 5/10
tsunami
Tsunami Risk
Score: 9/10

How this data is built

California tornado risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live event monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

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