Tornadoes in California, December 17, 1992

Name: Tornadoes in California, December 17, 1992
Start: 1992-12-17T12:30
End: 1992-12-17T17:30
Location: California

December 17, 1992 · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

3 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
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Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 4
Property damage: $2.5 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Alameda

When: December 17, 12:30 PM PST
Where: Alameda County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 23 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 37.730, -122.150

Tornado, Butte

When: December 17, 4:20 PM PST
Where: Butte County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 39.520, -121.570

Tornado, Yuba

When: December 17, 5:30 PM PST
Where: Yuba County
Rating: F1
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 23 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 39.320, -121.380

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 9991320, 9991321, 9991322.