Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in California, April 25, 1994

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in California, April 25, 1994
Start: 1994-04-25T11:50
End: 1994-04-25T20:10
Location: California

April 25, 1994 · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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Wind
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Heat and drought
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Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $55,000
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

2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Alameda

When: April 25, 11:50 AM PDT
Where: Alameda County, Livermore
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.75 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.651, -121.918 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A small tornado skipped across a residential housing development causing minor damage to houses. A number of trees were toppled.

Thunderstorm Wind, Los Angeles

When: April 25, 3:00 PM PDT
Where: Los Angeles County, West Covina Pomona
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.198, -118.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong winds knocked down a dozen trees stretching from W. Covina to Cal Poly in Pomona. Winds were part of a cold front and associated upper low pressure system which moved through the area. Some minor street flooding and many car accidents were also reported.

Tornado, Butte

When: April 25, 8:10 PM PDT
Where: Butte County, Honcut
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Coordinates: 39.667, -121.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Fire department officials spotted the tornado as it briefly touched down in southern Butte County.

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.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in California in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history The tornado archive for California, 1994 Warnings in California, April 1994

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: 10317116, 10316853, 10316985.