NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Boron, CA
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Boron, California since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 1 tornado has touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 1
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Boron
The only tornado within 25 miles was an F0 on June 26, 1995; its path came within 17 miles. Of the 705 California cities on this site, 96% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Boron. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 2005, with stones of 0.88 inches (nickel size). Of the 705 California cities, 72% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Boron.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Boron
By decade
- 1990s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 1995 | F0 | 17 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 1 of 1, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Boron
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Boron, from August 15, 2005: 0.88 inches (nickel size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Boron
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Randsburg, CA, 23 miles north of Boron at 3,570 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 101°F and low of 69°F; December is the coolest, at 57°F and 35°F. February is the wettest at 1.6 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.0 inches; the year adds up to 6.8 inches over 15 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 106 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 33 nights a year. Snowfall averages 2.2 inches a year, most of it in December. That 6.8 inches is more than at 23 of the 226 California stations used on this site (10%). Edwards, 11 miles west, has its own station (Mojave, CA): 5.7 inches a year, 1.1 less than here, and a July average high of 97°F against 101°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58 | 35 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 61 | 37 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 68 | 41 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 75 | 46 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| May | 84 | 54 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 95 | 63 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 101 | 69 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 100 | 68 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 92 | 62 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 80 | 52 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 67 | 42 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 57 | 35 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Year | 78 | 50 | 6.8 | 15 | 2.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Randsburg, CA (3,570 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Boron
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 10 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Boron: 5 flash floods, 3 thunderstorm wind reports, 1 flood and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $55,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 61 mph, on July 30, 2011. Of the 550 California cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 163 have had fewer than Boron.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Kern County, which includes Boron, has been named in 40 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 17 fires, 7 floods, 6 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Tropical Storm Hilary, on November 21, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Kern County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail and strong wind; Very Low for tornadoes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $417.0 million a year, the 16th highest of 58 California counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $147.2 million (35%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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