Fresno County tornado history

32 tornadoes touched Fresno County, California between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Mar 22, 1962).

32tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 3 injured
5 milongest path · 1982
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F022
(E)F19
(E)F21
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Mar 22, 1962F20.5 mi10 yd00
Mar 28, 1982F15 mi20 yd10
Mar 8, 1986F14 mi50 yd00
Feb 14, 1998F13 mi30 yd00
Mar 14, 1979F12 mi10 yd00
Feb 19, 1980F11.7 mi10 yd20
Sep 5, 2020EF11.1 mi25 yd00
Jan 17, 2019EF10.3 mi20 yd00
May 19, 1957F10.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 22, 1967F10.1 mi10 yd00
May 13, 1995F01 mi33 yd00
Apr 16, 1996F00.5 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Sep 5, 2020EF11.1 mi25 yd00
May 19, 2019EF00.3 mi100 yd00
Mar 2, 2019EF00.2 mi10 yd00
Jan 17, 2019EF10.3 mi20 yd00
Feb 12, 2018EF00.3 mi20 yd00
Mar 17, 2012EF0—50 yd00
Jan 18, 2010EF00.5 mi15 yd00
May 9, 2005F0—25 yd00
Apr 7, 2001F00.3 mi10 yd00
Feb 27, 2000F00.5 mi20 yd00
Feb 27, 2000F00.5 mi20 yd00
Feb 27, 2000F00.2 mi20 yd00

Nearby counties

Madera County, CA12Kings County, CA8Mariposa County, CA3Tulare County, CA14Merced County, CA17San Benito County, CA2Tuolumne County, CA1Stanislaus County, CA13

Questions

How many tornadoes has Fresno County, California had?

32 tornadoes touched Fresno County, California between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Fresno County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Mar 22, 1962, with a 0.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Fresno County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (8 of 32). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).