Storm History: Madera County, California
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Madera County, California: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 913
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 16
- Damage
- $81 million
- Episodes
- 384
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dense Fog | 118 | 2 | 7 | $350,000 |
| Debris Flow | 108 | 0 | 0 | $67,000 |
| Drought | 102 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 101 | 0 | 0 | $8.7 million |
| Flash Flood | 86 | 0 | 0 | $5.4 million |
| Heavy Snow | 73 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 59 | 0 | 0 | $43,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 54 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 39 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 32 | 0 | 0 | $555,000 |
| Heat | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 24 | 0 | 0 | $90,000 |
| Hail | 23 | 0 | 4 | $11 million |
| Heavy Rain | 17 | 0 | 0 | $49 million |
| Winter Weather | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 8 | 0 | 0 | $5.1 million |
| Lightning | 6 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 3 | 0 | 5 | $500,000 |
| Dust Devil | 1 | 0 | 0 | $500 |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Avalanche | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Heavy Rain, April 2, 2006
- Heavy Rain, April 1, 2003
- Flood, April 5, 2006
- Heavy Rain, May 1, 2003
- Hail, April 7, 2001
- Heavy Rain, May 1, 1998
- Flash Flood, January 8, 2023
- Wildfire, August 20, 2001
- Heavy Rain, May 8, 2005
- Hail, April 20, 2001
- Wildfire, July 8, 2003
- Dust Storm, November 11, 2024
- Tornado, May 20, 2002
- Dense Fog, December 3, 2021
- Heavy Rain, May 5, 2005
- Wildfire, September 25, 2001
- Flood, June 8, 2000
- Hail, March 10, 2006
- Dust Storm, February 14, 2023
- Dense Fog, January 18, 2024
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Heat, March 18, 2026
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2026
- Heavy Snow, February 10, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 1, 2026
- Dense Fog, January 29, 2026
- Dense Fog, January 24, 2026
- Dense Fog, January 18, 2026
- Dense Fog, January 12, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, January 9, 2026
- Flood, January 3, 2026
- Flood, December 24, 2025
- Dense Fog, November 6, 2025
- Winter Storm, October 14, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2025
- Winter Weather, April 25, 2025
- High Wind, April 1, 2025
- Heavy Snow, March 31, 2025
- Debris Flow, March 17, 2025
- Dense Fog, March 15, 2025
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2025
- Heavy Snow, March 5, 2025
- Flood, March 2, 2025
- Dense Fog, February 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 13, 2025
- Frost/Freeze, February 9, 2025
- Flood, February 6, 2025
- High Wind, February 4, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2025
- Dense Fog, January 30, 2025
- Frost/Freeze, January 28, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2025
- Frost/Freeze, January 21, 2025
- Dense Fog, January 20, 2025
- Dense Fog, January 18, 2025
- Frost/Freeze, January 12, 2025
- Dense Fog, January 11, 2025
- Frost/Freeze, January 9, 2025
- High Wind, January 7, 2025
- Dense Fog, January 5, 2025
- Dense Fog, January 3, 2025
- Dense Fog, January 1, 2025
- Dense Fog, December 30, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 28, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 28, 2024
- High Wind, December 26, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 25, 2024
- Flood, December 24, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 20, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 19, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 17, 2024
- High Wind, December 13, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 12, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 10, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 7, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 6, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 5, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 3, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 3, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 2, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 1, 2024
- Dense Fog, November 30, 2024
- Dense Fog, November 28, 2024
- Dense Fog, November 27, 2024
- Debris Flow, November 25, 2024
- Dense Fog, November 23, 2024
- Heavy Snow, November 22, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, November 19, 2024
- Dense Fog, November 12, 2024
- Dust Storm, November 11, 2024
- High Wind, November 2, 2024
- High Wind, October 16, 2024
- Heat, October 2, 2024
- Excessive Heat, September 4, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 4, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 2, 2024
- Heat, June 22, 2024
- Heat, June 11, 2024
- Heat, June 5, 2024
- Flood, May 4, 2024
- Heavy Snow, April 4, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 29, 2024
- Winter Weather, March 28, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 22, 2024
- High Wind, March 14, 2024
- Tornado, March 1, 2024
- Dense Fog, February 22, 2024
- Flood, February 20, 2024
- Flood, February 18, 2024
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2024
- Dense Fog, February 12, 2024
- Dense Fog, February 10, 2024
- Debris Flow, February 6, 2024
- Debris Flow, February 4, 2024
- Flood, February 1, 2024
- High Wind, January 31, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 28, 2024
- Flood, January 21, 2024
- Flood, January 20, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 19, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 18, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 15, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 13, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, January 12, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 10, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, January 8, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 3, 2024
- Flood, January 3, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 1, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 1, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 26, 2023
- Dense Fog, December 24, 2023
- Dense Fog, December 22, 2023
- Dense Fog, December 21, 2023
- Flood, December 19, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, December 9, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, November 25, 2023
- Dense Fog, November 22, 2023
- Dense Fog, November 17, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2023
- Heat, June 30, 2023
- Hail, June 5, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 28, 2023
- Flood, March 20, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 19, 2023
- Flood, March 14, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 11, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 9, 2023
- Flood, March 4, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, March 2, 2023
- Flood, March 1, 2023
- Flood, February 27, 2023
- Flood, February 24, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, February 18, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, February 14, 2023
- Dust Storm, February 14, 2023
- Dense Fog, February 9, 2023
- Dense Fog, February 8, 2023
- Flood, February 4, 2023
- Dense Fog, February 3, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, February 1, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, January 31, 2023
- Dense Fog, January 30, 2023
- Dense Fog, January 28, 2023
- Dense Fog, January 22, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, January 21, 2023
- Flood, January 15, 2023
- Debris Flow, January 14, 2023
- Flash Flood, January 8, 2023
- High Wind, January 7, 2023
- Debris Flow, January 4, 2023
- Debris Flow, January 1, 2023
- Debris Flow, December 30, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 27, 2022
- Debris Flow, December 27, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 25, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 24, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 23, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 23, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 20, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 16, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 15, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 15, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, December 14, 2022
- Debris Flow, December 10, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 8, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 7, 2022
- Debris Flow, December 3, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 2, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, November 30, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, November 23, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, November 22, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, November 21, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, November 20, 2022
- Dense Fog, November 10, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 7, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Heavy Snow, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Winter Weather, September 20, 2022
- Flood, September 12, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Excessive Heat, September 1, 2022
- Excessive Heat, August 31, 2022
- Heat, August 16, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Heat, July 16, 2022
- Heat, July 11, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Heat, June 25, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 10, 2022
- Drought, June 1, 2022
- Heat, May 25, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2022
- Heavy Snow, April 21, 2022
- High Wind, April 16, 2022
- High Wind, April 11, 2022
- Drought, April 1, 2022
- Dense Fog, March 29, 2022
- High Wind, March 27, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, March 7, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, March 6, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, February 24, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2022
- High Wind, February 15, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, February 4, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, February 3, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, February 2, 2022
- Dense Fog, February 1, 2022
- Drought, February 1, 2022
- Dense Fog, January 27, 2022
- Dense Fog, January 25, 2022
- Dense Fog, January 21, 2022
- High Wind, January 21, 2022
- Dense Fog, January 21, 2022
- Dense Fog, January 18, 2022
- Dense Fog, January 17, 2022
- Avalanche, January 14, 2022
- Dense Fog, January 14, 2022
- Dense Fog, January 11, 2022
- Dense Fog, January 9, 2022
- Dense Fog, January 8, 2022
- Dense Fog, January 7, 2022
- Dense Fog, January 5, 2022
- Drought, January 1, 2022
- High Wind, December 27, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2021
- Debris Flow, December 23, 2021
- Dense Fog, December 19, 2021
- Dense Fog, December 19, 2021
- Debris Flow, December 13, 2021
- Dense Fog, December 11, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, December 11, 2021
- High Wind, December 9, 2021
- Dense Fog, December 8, 2021
- Dense Fog, December 3, 2021
- Dense Fog, December 3, 2021
- Dense Fog, December 2, 2021
- Drought, December 1, 2021
- Dense Fog, November 25, 2021
- Dense Fog, November 24, 2021
- Dense Fog, November 22, 2021
Earlier years, state by state:
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Tornadoes in Madera CountyEvery warning in Madera County since 1986Every county in California
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.