San Diego County tornado history

27 tornadoes touched San Diego County, California between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F1 (Mar 19, 1991).

27tornadoes since 1950

F1strongest rating

0killed · 4 injured

3 milongest path · 1998

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

By rating

(E)F018

(E)F18

(E)F20

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

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Peak month: February.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 19, 1991	F1	1 mi	440 yd	0
Dec 18, 1978	F1	0.8 mi	80 yd	0
Jan 29, 1998	F1	0.5 mi	40 yd	0
Nov 10, 2000	F1	0.4 mi	30 yd	0
Mar 27, 1991	F1	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 13, 1956	F1	0.1 mi	20 yd	1
Oct 8, 1961	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	3
Feb 20, 1980	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Feb 8, 1998	F0	3 mi	30 yd	0
Feb 19, 2005	F0	2.5 mi	25 yd	0
Feb 19, 2005	F0	2.2 mi	15 yd	0
Mar 11, 2006	F0	2 mi	45 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 22, 2019	unrated	0.3 mi	50 yd
Sep 22, 2007	EF0	0.1 mi	15 yd
Mar 11, 2006	F0	2 mi	45 yd
Mar 10, 2006	F0	0.2 mi	15 yd
Feb 23, 2005	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Feb 19, 2005	F0	2.5 mi	25 yd
Feb 19, 2005	F0	2.2 mi	15 yd
Oct 17, 2004	F0	0.2 mi	25 yd
Nov 10, 2000	F1	0.4 mi	30 yd
Jul 12, 1999	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd
Feb 8, 1998	F0	3 mi	30 yd
Jan 29, 1998	F1	0.5 mi	40 yd

How many tornadoes has San Diego County, California had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in San Diego County?

The strongest rating recorded was F1 on Mar 19, 1991, with a 1-mile path.

When is tornado season in San Diego County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in February (8 of 27). 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).