Merced County tornado history

17 tornadoes touched Merced County, California between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F1 (Dec 16, 2002).

17tornadoes since 1950

F1strongest rating

0killed · 1 injured

3 milongest path · 1997

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F013

(E)F14

(E)F20

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

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Peak month: March.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Dec 16, 2002	F1	1.3 mi	45 yd	0
Apr 22, 1967	F1	1 mi	10 yd	0
Mar 4, 1978	F1	1 mi	880 yd	1
Nov 22, 1996	F1	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Nov 13, 1997	F0	3 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 8, 2005	F0	1.2 mi	50 yd	0
Dec 16, 2002	F0	1 mi	45 yd	0
Apr 1, 1996	F0	0.5 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 5, 1975	F0	0.3 mi	10 yd	0
Feb 19, 1986	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Mar 28, 2006	F0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0
Mar 28, 2006	F0	0.2 mi	30 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Feb 9, 2009	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd
Mar 28, 2006	F0	0.2 mi	20 yd
Mar 28, 2006	F0	0.2 mi	30 yd
Mar 28, 2006	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd
Apr 8, 2005	F0	1.2 mi	50 yd
Dec 16, 2002	F1	1.3 mi	45 yd
Dec 16, 2002	F0	1 mi	45 yd
Feb 14, 1998	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd
Nov 13, 1997	F0	3 mi	10 yd
Nov 22, 1996	F1	0.2 mi	10 yd
Apr 1, 1996	F0	0.5 mi	10 yd
Mar 26, 1991	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd

How many tornadoes has Merced County, California had?

17 tornadoes touched Merced County, California between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Merced County?

The strongest rating recorded was F1 on Dec 16, 2002, with a 1.3-mile path.

When is tornado season in Merced County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (5 of 17). 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).