NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Huron, 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 Huron, 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 Huron
The strongest of the 7 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on April 5, 1980; its path came within 24 miles. Of the 7, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and one has come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on May 19, 2019. Of the 705 California cities on this site, 72% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Huron. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 6 times since 1997, with stones up to 1.5 inches (ping pong ball size). Huron has more hail reports within 10 miles than 69% of the 705 California cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Huron
By decade
- 2010s1
- 1990s5
- 1980s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1980 | F2 | 24 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Nov 22, 1996 | F1 | 12 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 19, 2019 | EF0 | 5 mi | 0.35 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 22, 1996 | F0 | 12 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 12, 1996 | F0 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 5, 1994 | F0 | 18 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 12, 1991 | F0 | 24 mi | 0.1 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 Huron
The Storm Prediction Center has 6 hail reports within 10 miles of Huron since 1997, made on 4 separate days. Of these, 3 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.5 inches (ping pong ball size), fell on March 22, 1997. The most recent report is from May 19, 2019.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Huron
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Lemoore Reeves NAS, CA, 11 miles northeast of Huron at 232 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 98°F and low of 63°F; December is the coolest, at 56°F and 36°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 120 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 29 nights a year. That 7.1 inches is more than at 26 of the 226 California stations used on this site (12%). Coalinga, 13 miles west, has its own station (Coalinga, CA): 8.2 inches a year, 1.1 more than here, and a July average high of 101°F against 98°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56 | 37 | 1.5 | 4 |
| Feb | 63 | 39 | 1.3 | 4 |
| Mar | 69 | 43 | 1.4 | 3 |
| Apr | 76 | 46 | 0.5 | 1 |
| May | 85 | 53 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Jun | 92 | 58 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jul | 98 | 63 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Aug | 97 | 61 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sep | 92 | 57 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Oct | 81 | 49 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Nov | 67 | 40 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Dec | 56 | 36 | 1.1 | 4 |
| Year | 78 | 48 | 7.1 | 20 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Lemoore Reeves NAS, CA (232 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 Huron
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 19 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Huron: 15 floods, 2 flash floods and 2 thunderstorm wind reports. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $130,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 60 mph, on May 19, 2019.
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 Huron, 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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