Storm History: Tulare County, California
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Tulare 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
- 1,809
- Deaths
- 12
- Injuries
- 21
- Damage
- $201 million
- Episodes
- 548
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 | 352 | 4 | 10 | $855,000 |
| Drought | 209 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 191 | 2 | 0 | $11 million |
| Flood | 180 | 2 | 0 | $22 million |
| High Wind | 148 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 118 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 114 | 1 | 3 | $38,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 95 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 86 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 70 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Tornado | 53 | 0 | 1 | $1.9 million |
| Winter Storm | 36 | 0 | 0 | $22 million |
| Wildfire | 30 | 0 | 0 | $66 million |
| Hail | 24 | 0 | 0 | $26 million |
| Heavy Rain | 22 | 0 | 0 | $49 million |
| Winter Weather | 22 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 17 | 0 | 0 | $343,000 |
| Lightning | 16 | 2 | 7 | $40,000 |
| Dust Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Avalanche | 4 | 1 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Wildfire, August 1, 2002
- Hail, April 7, 2001
- Heavy Rain, February 1, 1998
- Winter Storm, April 11, 2012
- Wildfire, July 21, 2002
- Heavy Rain, May 1, 2003
- Flood, June 6, 1998
- Heavy Rain, April 2, 2006
- Heavy Rain, May 8, 2005
- Flash Flood, January 8, 2023
- Hail, April 8, 1999
- Flood, January 1, 2006
- Heavy Rain, May 1, 1998
- Flood, March 28, 1998
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2009
- Wildfire, October 1, 2003
- Hail, May 20, 2002
- Flash Flood, December 17, 2010
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Winter Storm, April 11, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2016
- Hail, April 24, 2016
- Flash Flood, March 11, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2019
- Hail, March 21, 2017
- Flash Flood, October 29, 2007
- Hail, June 16, 2004
- Flood, October 10, 2000
- Hail, October 29, 2000
- Hail, April 8, 1999
- Flood, June 6, 1998
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Heat, March 18, 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, December 2, 2025
- Dense Fog, November 22, 2025
- Flash Flood, November 15, 2025
- High Wind, November 6, 2025
- Dense Fog, October 16, 2025
- Winter Storm, October 14, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2025
- High Wind, June 21, 2025
- Wildfire, May 6, 2025
- Winter Weather, April 25, 2025
- High Wind, April 1, 2025
- Heavy Snow, March 31, 2025
- High Wind, March 27, 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 26, 2025
- Dense Fog, February 21, 2025
- High Wind, February 19, 2025
- High Wind, February 17, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 13, 2025
- High Wind, February 11, 2025
- Frost/Freeze, February 9, 2025
- Flood, February 6, 2025
- Dense Fog, February 6, 2025
- High Wind, February 4, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2025
- Frost/Freeze, January 28, 2025
- Dense Fog, January 27, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2025
- Frost/Freeze, January 21, 2025
- Dense Fog, January 20, 2025
- Dense Fog, January 19, 2025
- Dense Fog, January 18, 2025
- Frost/Freeze, January 12, 2025
- Frost/Freeze, January 9, 2025
- High Wind, January 7, 2025
- Dense Fog, January 6, 2025
- Dense Fog, January 5, 2025
- Dense Fog, January 3, 2025
- High Wind, January 3, 2025
- Dense Fog, January 2, 2025
- Dense Fog, December 31, 2024
- 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
- Dense Fog, December 15, 2024
- High Wind, December 13, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 12, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 11, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 8, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 7, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 6, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 5, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 4, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 3, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 3, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 2, 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
- High Wind, November 18, 2024
- Dense Fog, November 14, 2024
- Dense Fog, November 13, 2024
- Dust Storm, November 11, 2024
- High Wind, November 2, 2024
- High Wind, October 28, 2024
- High Wind, October 16, 2024
- Dense Fog, October 13, 2024
- Heat, October 2, 2024
- Excessive Heat, September 4, 2024
- High Wind, August 24, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 4, 2024
- Debris Flow, July 22, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 2, 2024
- Heat, June 22, 2024
- High Wind, June 16, 2024
- Heat, June 11, 2024
- Heat, June 5, 2024
- High Wind, June 3, 2024
- Flood, May 4, 2024
- High Wind, April 25, 2024
- Flood, April 13, 2024
- Heavy Snow, April 4, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 29, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 22, 2024
- High Wind, March 14, 2024
- Tornado, March 1, 2024
- Dense Fog, February 24, 2024
- Dense Fog, February 21, 2024
- Flood, February 20, 2024
- Flood, February 18, 2024
- Dense Fog, February 18, 2024
- Dense Fog, February 16, 2024
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2024
- Dense Fog, February 12, 2024
- Debris Flow, February 6, 2024
- Debris Flow, February 4, 2024
- Dense Fog, February 3, 2024
- Flood, February 1, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 29, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 28, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 26, 2024
- Flood, January 21, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 19, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 18, 2024
- High Wind, January 17, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 17, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 15, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 15, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, January 12, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 10, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, January 8, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 6, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2024
- Flood, January 3, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 1, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 1, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 26, 2023
- Dense Fog, December 23, 2023
- Dense Fog, December 22, 2023
- Flood, December 19, 2023
- Dense Fog, December 10, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, December 9, 2023
- Dense Fog, December 8, 2023
- Dense Fog, December 8, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, November 25, 2023
- Dense Fog, November 19, 2023
- High Wind, November 18, 2023
- Dense Fog, November 17, 2023
- High Wind, October 11, 2023
- Winter Weather, September 30, 2023
- Heat, August 14, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2023
- Heat, June 30, 2023
- High Wind, June 18, 2023
- Flood, June 6, 2023
- Heat, May 14, 2023
- Flood, May 1, 2023
- High Wind, April 18, 2023
- Flood, April 17, 2023
- High Wind, April 12, 2023
- High Wind, April 3, 2023
- Flood, March 30, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 28, 2023
- High Wind, March 23, 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, February 27, 2023
- Flood, February 24, 2023
- High Wind, February 21, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, February 18, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, February 14, 2023
- Dust Storm, February 14, 2023
- Dense Fog, February 10, 2023
- Dense Fog, February 9, 2023
- Dense Fog, February 8, 2023
- Dense Fog, February 7, 2023
- Dense Fog, February 6, 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 30, 2023
- Dense Fog, January 29, 2023
- Dense Fog, January 27, 2023
- Dense Fog, January 26, 2023
- Dense Fog, January 25, 2023
- High Wind, January 22, 2023
- Dense Fog, January 22, 2023
- Dense Fog, January 21, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, January 21, 2023
- Dense Fog, January 17, 2023
- Flood, January 15, 2023
- Debris Flow, January 14, 2023
- Flash Flood, January 8, 2023
- High Wind, January 7, 2023
- Dense Fog, January 5, 2023
- Debris Flow, January 4, 2023
- Drought, January 1, 2023
- Debris Flow, January 1, 2023
- Debris Flow, December 30, 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
- Dense Fog, December 2, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, November 30, 2022
- High Wind, November 28, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, November 23, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, November 22, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, November 21, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, November 20, 2022
- Dense Fog, November 12, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 7, 2022
- High Wind, November 2, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Heavy Snow, November 1, 2022
- High Wind, October 22, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Flood, September 11, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Excessive Heat, September 1, 2022
- Excessive Heat, August 31, 2022
- Heat, August 16, 2022
- Heavy Rain, August 4, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Heat, July 16, 2022
Earlier years, state by state:
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Tornadoes in Tulare CountyEvery warning in Tulare 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.