NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Coarsegold, 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 Coarsegold, California since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 8 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 8
- 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 Coarsegold
The strongest of the 8 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF2 on September 5, 2020; its path came within 23 miles. Of the 8, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 4 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on March 1, 2024. Of the 705 California cities on this site, 68% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Coarsegold. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 4 times since 2001, with stones up to 1.5 inches (ping pong ball size). Coarsegold has more hail reports within 10 miles than 55% of the 705 California cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Coarsegold
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s2
- 1990s3
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2020 | EF2 | 23 mi | 12.02 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 1, 2024 | EF0 | 22 mi | 0.42 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 15, 2019 | EF0 | 5 mi | 0.56 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 2, 2019 | EF0 | 18 mi | 0.19 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 26, 1997 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 26, 1997 | F0 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 16, 1996 | F0 | 24 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 28, 1958 | F0 | 6 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 8 of 8, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Coarsegold
The Storm Prediction Center has 4 hail reports within 10 miles of Coarsegold since 2001, made on 3 separate days. Of these, one was 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.5 inches (ping pong ball size), fell on May 27, 2009. The most recent report is from May 28, 2009.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Coarsegold
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Auberry 2 NW, CA, 14 miles southeast of Coarsegold at 2,090 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 68°F; December is the coolest, at 54°F and 37°F. January is the wettest at 5.3 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 0.0 inches; the year adds up to 25.1 inches over 38 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 90 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 23 nights a year. Snowfall averages 2.0 inches a year, most of it in March. That 25.1 inches is more than at 168 of the 226 California stations used on this site (74%). Friant, 13 miles south, has its own station (Friant Government Camp, CA): 14.8 inches a year, 10.3 less than here, and a July average high of 99°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54 | 37 | 5.3 | 7 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 57 | 39 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 62 | 42 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 68 | 46 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.1 |
| May | 77 | 53 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 87 | 61 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 94 | 68 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 93 | 67 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 88 | 62 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 75 | 53 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 62 | 43 | 2.2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 54 | 37 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Year | 73 | 51 | 25.1 | 38 | 2.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Auberry 2 NW, CA (2,090 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 Coarsegold
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 29 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Coarsegold: 18 floods, 6 heavy rain events, 2 flash floods, 2 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $202,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 63 mph, on October 3, 2010.
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
Madera County, which includes Coarsegold, has been named in 25 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 fires, 6 floods, 5 severe storms, 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 Madera County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for hail and lightning; Relatively Low for strong wind; Very Low for tornadoes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $161.6 million a year, the 29th highest of 58 California counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $44.7 million (28%), 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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