NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Kerman, 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 Kerman, California since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 26 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 26
- 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 Kerman
The strongest of the 26 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on March 22, 1962; its path came within 18 miles. Of the 26, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 11 have come since 2000. February and March have had the most tornadoes, 6 each. The most recent tornado was on March 1, 2024. Kerman has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 76% of the 705 California cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 7 times since 1994, with stones up to 1.25 inches (half dollar size). Kerman has more hail reports within 10 miles than 76% of the 705 California cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Kerman
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s3
- 2000s7
- 1990s7
- 1980s2
- 1970s1
- 1960s3
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 1962 | F2 | 18 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 20, 2002 | F1 | 14 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 14, 1998 | F1 | 20 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 19, 1980 | F1 | 21 mi | 1.7 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 21, 1967 | F1 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 19, 1957 | F1 | 15 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 1, 2024 | EF0 | 21 mi | 0.42 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 2, 2019 | EF0 | 16 mi | 0.17 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 17, 2012 | EF0 | 14 mi | 0.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 18, 2010 | EF0 | 13 mi | 0.53 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 9, 2005 | F0 | 24 mi | — | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 7, 2001 | F0 | 23 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 26, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Kerman
The Storm Prediction Center has 7 hail reports within 10 miles of Kerman since 1994. Of these, 3 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.25 inches (half dollar size), fell on March 5, 1994. The most recent report is from March 11, 2023.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Kerman
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Madera, CA, 16 miles north of Kerman at 270 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 64°F; December is the coolest, at 55°F and 36°F. January and February are the wettest at 2.1 inches of precipitation on average and July and August the driest at 0.0 inches; the year adds up to 11.3 inches over 26 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 101 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 26 nights a year. That 11.3 inches is more than at 52 of the 226 California stations used on this site (23%). San Joaquin, 9 miles south, has its own station (Lemoore Reeves NAS, CA): 7.1 inches a year, 4.2 less than here, and a July average high of 98°F against 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55 | 38 | 2.1 | 5 |
| Feb | 61 | 40 | 2.1 | 5 |
| Mar | 67 | 44 | 1.8 | 4 |
| Apr | 73 | 47 | 1.0 | 2 |
| May | 82 | 53 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Jun | 90 | 59 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Jul | 96 | 64 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Aug | 95 | 63 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sep | 89 | 58 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Oct | 78 | 49 | 0.6 | 1 |
| Nov | 64 | 41 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Dec | 55 | 36 | 1.9 | 4 |
| Year | 75 | 49 | 11.3 | 26 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Madera, CA (270 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 Kerman
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 16 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Kerman: 9 floods, 3 heavy rain events, 3 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 flash flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $213,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 60 mph, on June 4, 2009.
December 29, 2010: flood 2 miles from the centre of Kerman — $125,000 damage.
NWS: “Heavy rain caused widespread urban and poor drainage flooding on the morning of the 29th across much of the San Joaquin Valley. Especially hard hit were the metro areas of Fresno, Visalia, and Bakersfield, and the adjacent foothills.”
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 Kerman, 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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