Tornadoes in Sierra County, California

No tornado has been recorded in Sierra County since 1950. California has 486 in the same years.

What California sees

The record has 486 tornadoes in California since 1950. Every one of them, by year and by county.

Nearby

Warnings in force in Sierra County The forecast for Sierra County The live radar over Sierra County Every county in California

What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.