Del Norte County, California tornado history

6 tornadoes recorded in or across Del Norte County from 1958 to 1996, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Del Norte County

The Storm Prediction Center records 6 tornadoes whose paths touched Del Norte County, California between 1958 and 1996. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is January, with 3 tornadoes. The strongest was an F1 on 30 December 1992. The most recent was on 20 January 1996.

  • 6tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 60per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Del Norte County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0467%
F1 / EF1233%
F2 / EF200%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Del Norte County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 1990s.1950s11960s11990s4

The 1990s only run to 1996, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s1
1990s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in Jan.Jan3Feb0Mar0Apr0May1Jun0Jul0Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec2
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PeriodCount
Jan3
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec2

Records for Del Norte County

  • Strongest: California tornado30 December 1992, F1, 0.2 miles long
  • Longest path: California tornado10 January 1958, F0, 0.8 miles long
  • Most recent: California tornado20 January 1996, F0, 0.1 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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