NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Campo, 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 Campo, 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 Campo
The only tornado within 25 miles, on April 22, 2019, has no rating; its path came within 4 miles. Of the 705 California cities on this site, 96% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Campo. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 7 times since 2002, with stones up to 1 inch (quarter size). Campo has more hail reports within 10 miles than 76% of the 705 California cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Campo
By decade
- 2010s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2019 | Unrated | 4 mi | 0.31 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 Campo
The Storm Prediction Center has 7 hail reports within 10 miles of Campo since 2002. Of these, 2 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1 inch (quarter size), was reported on 2 days, most recently September 6, 2013. The most recent report is from July 31, 2021.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Campo
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Campo, CA, 3 miles south of Campo at 2,630 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 54°F; December is the coolest, at 63°F and 33°F. February is the wettest at 3.5 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.1 inches; the year adds up to 15.6 inches over 28 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 97 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 71 nights a year. That 15.6 inches is more than at 110 of the 226 California stations used on this site (49%). Alpine, 19 miles northwest, has its own station (Alpine, CA): 16.1 inches a year, 0.5 more than here, and an August average high of 89°F against 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 64 | 35 | 3.1 | 5 |
| Feb | 64 | 35 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Mar | 68 | 36 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Apr | 73 | 38 | 1.0 | 2 |
| May | 79 | 42 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Jun | 88 | 45 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Jul | 94 | 53 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Aug | 95 | 54 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Sep | 90 | 50 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Oct | 80 | 43 | 0.7 | 1 |
| Nov | 71 | 37 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Dec | 63 | 33 | 2.4 | 5 |
| Year | 77 | 42 | 15.6 | 28 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Campo, CA (2,630 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 Campo
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 23 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Campo: 9 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 flash floods, 4 heavy rain events, 2 floods and 2 lightning strikes. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $98,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 71 mph, on August 8, 2022. August has had the most flash floods, 4 of 6. Of the 550 California cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 202 have had fewer than Campo.
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
San Diego County, which includes Campo, has been named in 51 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 27 of them major disasters (by incident: 28 fires, 12 floods, 5 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storm and Flooding, on February 19, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives San Diego County a Very High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for inland flooding; Relatively High for heat waves; Relatively Moderate for hail, coastal flooding, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $1.54 billion a year, the 7th highest of 58 California counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $647.6 million (42%), 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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