NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Georgetown, 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 Georgetown, California since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 6 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 6
- 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 Georgetown
The highest rating among the 6 tornadoes within 25 miles is EF1, reached 3 times; the most recent, on December 24, 2015, came within 20 miles. Of the 6, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 4 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on November 18, 2020. Of the 705 California cities on this site, 75% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Georgetown. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 3 times since 2017, with stones up to 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 705 California cities, 44% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Georgetown.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Georgetown
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s3
- 1990s1
- 1970s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 2015 | EF1 | 20 mi | 6.21 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 22, 2012 | EF1 | 18 mi | 4.02 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 23, 2010 | EF1 | 25 mi | 1.99 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 18, 2020 | EF0 | 21 mi | 4.39 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 1990 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 1, 1972 | F0 | 18 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 6 of 6, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Georgetown
The Storm Prediction Center has 3 hail reports within 10 miles of Georgetown since 2017. Of these, one was 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1 inch (quarter size), fell on February 19, 2024, the most recent report.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Georgetown
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Colfax, CA, 14 miles northwest of Georgetown at 2,380 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 63°F; December is the coolest, at 54°F and 36°F. December is the wettest at 8.5 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.0 inches; the year adds up to 45.9 inches over 57 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 66 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 38 nights a year. Snowfall averages 7.2 inches a year, most of it in February. That 45.9 inches is more than at 211 of the 226 California stations used on this site (93%). Garden Valley, 7 miles south, has its own station (Auburn, CA): 36.1 inches a year, 9.8 less than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55 | 37 | 7.8 | 9 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 57 | 37 | 8.0 | 9 | 2.6 |
| Mar | 60 | 40 | 7.2 | 9 | 1.2 |
| Apr | 66 | 43 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.6 |
| May | 74 | 49 | 2.3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 83 | 56 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 92 | 63 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 91 | 61 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 86 | 57 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 75 | 49 | 2.1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 61 | 41 | 5.2 | 7 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 54 | 36 | 8.5 | 9 | 1.5 |
| Year | 71 | 47 | 45.9 | 57 | 7.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Colfax, CA (2,380 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
El Dorado County, which includes Georgetown, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 floods, 8 severe storms, 7 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 El Dorado County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $124.3 million a year, the 34th highest of 58 California counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $55.9 million (45%), 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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Cities near Georgetown
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