Sacramento County tornado history

16 tornadoes touched Sacramento County, California between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Feb 7, 1978).

16tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
2 milongest path · 1983
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F012
(E)F13
(E)F21
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: February.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Feb 7, 1978F21.9 mi20 yd00
Mar 22, 1983F12 mi50 yd00
Apr 19, 1988F11 mi30 yd00
Oct 22, 2012EF11 mi100 yd00
Feb 25, 2007EF01 mi5 yd00
Nov 8, 2022EF00.8 mi400 yd00
Jan 11, 2017EF00.4 mi130 yd00
Feb 21, 2005F00.3 mi—00
Feb 25, 2011EF00.3 mi10 yd00
Jan 14, 2023EF00.3 mi50 yd00
Mar 23, 1995F00.2 mi10 yd00
Apr 24, 1998F00.1 mi30 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jan 14, 2023EF00.3 mi50 yd00
Nov 8, 2022EF00.8 mi400 yd00
May 18, 2020EF00.1 mi20 yd00
Jan 11, 2017EF00.4 mi130 yd00
Oct 22, 2012EF11 mi100 yd00
Feb 25, 2011EF00.3 mi10 yd00
Feb 25, 2007EF01 mi5 yd00
Apr 8, 2005F00.1 mi—00
Apr 8, 2005F00.1 mi—00
Feb 21, 2005F00.1 mi—00
Feb 21, 2005F00.3 mi—00
Apr 24, 1998F00.1 mi30 yd00

Nearby counties

Yolo County, CA4Solano County, CA4San Joaquin County, CA19Sutter County, CA6Calaveras County, CA2Contra Costa County, CA4El Dorado County, CA5Napa County, CA1

Questions

How many tornadoes has Sacramento County, California had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Sacramento County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Feb 7, 1978, with a 1.9-mile path.

When is tornado season in Sacramento County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in February (5 of 16). 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).