NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Forest Ranch, 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 Forest Ranch, California since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 7 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 7
- 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 Forest Ranch
The highest rating among the 7 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1 or EF1, reached 4 times; the most recent, on December 19, 2023, came within 21 miles. Of the 7, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 5 have come since 2000. Of the 705 California cities on this site, 72% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Forest Ranch. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 2001, with stones of 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 705 California cities, 72% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Forest Ranch.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Forest Ranch
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s3
- 1970s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2023 | EF1 | 21 mi | 0.36 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 25, 2011 | EF1 | 25 mi | 21.65 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 23, 1978 | F1 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 4, 1978 | F1 | 23 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 4, 2021 | EF0 | 21 mi | 2.66 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 29, 2014 | EF0 | 24 mi | 0.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 25, 2014 | EF0 | 23 mi | 0.26 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 7 of 7, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Forest Ranch
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Forest Ranch, from February 22, 2001: 1 inch (quarter size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Forest Ranch
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is De Sabla, CA, 12 miles south of Forest Ranch at 2,710 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 58°F; December is the coolest, at 51°F and 34°F. December is the wettest at 13.0 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.0 inches; the year adds up to 65.9 inches over 69 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 65 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 63 nights a year. That 65.9 inches is more than at 223 of the 226 California stations used on this site (99%). Paradise, 20 miles south, has its own station (Paradise, CA): 56.5 inches a year, 9.4 less than here, and the same July average high, 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53 | 35 | 11.9 | 12 |
| Feb | 55 | 35 | 11.8 | 10 |
| Mar | 60 | 37 | 9.6 | 10 |
| Apr | 66 | 40 | 5.2 | 7 |
| May | 74 | 47 | 3.1 | 5 |
| Jun | 84 | 53 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Jul | 91 | 58 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Aug | 91 | 57 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Sep | 86 | 53 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Oct | 74 | 46 | 3.4 | 4 |
| Nov | 59 | 38 | 6.4 | 7 |
| Dec | 51 | 34 | 13.0 | 10 |
| Year | 70 | 44 | 65.9 | 69 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at De Sabla, CA (2,710 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.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Butte County, which includes Forest Ranch, has been named in 39 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 20 of them major disasters (by incident: 17 fires, 9 severe storms, 6 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, on April 13, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Butte County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes and hail; Very Low for strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $127.2 million a year, the 33rd highest of 58 California counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $48.2 million (38%), 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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