NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Coalinga, 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 Coalinga, California since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 3 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 3
- 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 Coalinga
The strongest of the 3 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F1 on November 22, 1996; its path came within 23 miles. The most recent tornado was on May 19, 2019. Of the 705 California cities on this site, 87% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Coalinga. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 3 times since 1997, with stones up to 0.75 inches (penny size). Of the 705 California cities, 44% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Coalinga.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Coalinga
By decade
- 2010s1
- 1990s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 1996 | F1 | 23 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 19, 2019 | EF0 | 18 mi | 0.35 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 22, 1996 | F0 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 3 of 3, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Coalinga
The Storm Prediction Center has 3 hail reports within 10 miles of Coalinga since 1997. None of them reached 1 inch. The largest size, 0.75 inches (penny size), was reported on 3 days, most recently September 20, 2005. The most recent report is from September 20, 2005.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Coalinga
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Coalinga, CA, 5 miles southwest of Coalinga at 670 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 101°F and low of 69°F; December is the coolest, at 60°F and 37°F. January is the wettest at 2.0 inches of precipitation on average and July and August the driest at 0.0 inches; the year adds up to 8.2 inches over 18 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 131 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 22 nights a year. That 8.2 inches is more than at 32 of the 226 California stations used on this site (14%). Huron, 13 miles east, has its own station (Lemoore Reeves NAS, CA): 7.1 inches a year, 1.1 less than here, and a July average high of 98°F against 101°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60 | 38 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Feb | 65 | 41 | 1.8 | 4 |
| Mar | 72 | 45 | 1.5 | 3 |
| Apr | 78 | 49 | 0.4 | 1 |
| May | 87 | 56 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Jun | 95 | 63 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Jul | 101 | 69 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 67 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sep | 95 | 61 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Oct | 83 | 52 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Nov | 70 | 42 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Dec | 60 | 37 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Year | 80 | 52 | 8.2 | 18 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Coalinga, CA (670 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 Coalinga
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 16 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Coalinga: 8 floods, 7 flash floods and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $45,000 in property and crop damage. Of the 550 California cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 226 have had fewer than Coalinga.
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
Fresno County, which includes Coalinga, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 floods, 4 severe storms, 3 fires, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, on April 3, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Fresno County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hail, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes; Very Low for strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $557.3 million a year, the 13th highest of 58 California counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $166.1 million (30%), 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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