NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Le Grand, 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 Le Grand, California since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 21 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 21
- 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 Le Grand
The highest rating among the 21 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 5 times; the most recent, on December 16, 2002, came within 14 miles. Of the 21, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 10 have come since 2000. March has had the most tornadoes, 9. The most recent tornado was on March 1, 2024. Le Grand has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 67% of the 705 California cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 3 times since 1998, with stones up to 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 705 California cities, 44% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Le Grand.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Le Grand
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s1
- 2000s8
- 1990s7
- 1980s1
- 1960s1
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2002 | F1 | 14 mi | 1.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 20, 2002 | F1 | 23 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 22, 1996 | F1 | 11 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 14, 1995 | F1 | 9 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 21, 1967 | F1 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 1, 2024 | EF0 | 19 mi | 0.42 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 2, 2019 | EF0 | 19 mi | 0.19 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 9, 2009 | EF0 | 18 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 28, 2006 | F0 | 15 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 28, 2006 | F0 | 11 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 28, 2006 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 14, 2006 | F0 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 21, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Le Grand
The Storm Prediction Center has 3 hail reports within 10 miles of Le Grand since 1998. Of these, 2 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1 inch (quarter size), was reported on 2 days, most recently October 29, 2000. The most recent report is from April 7, 2001.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Le Grand
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Merced Municipal Airport, CA, 14 miles west of Le Grand at 152 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 62°F; December is the coolest, at 56°F and 36°F. January is the wettest at 2.4 inches of precipitation on average and July and August the driest at 0.0 inches; the year adds up to 11.8 inches over 27 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 100 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 28 nights a year. That 11.8 inches is more than at 59 of the 226 California stations used on this site (26%). Chowchilla, 10 miles south, has its own station (Madera Municipal Airport, CA): 10.8 inches a year, 1.0 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 | 56 | 37 | 2.4 | 5 |
| Feb | 62 | 39 | 2.2 | 5 |
| Mar | 68 | 42 | 1.8 | 5 |
| Apr | 74 | 45 | 1.1 | 3 |
| May | 83 | 52 | 0.6 | 1 |
| Jun | 91 | 58 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Jul | 96 | 62 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Aug | 95 | 61 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sep | 91 | 57 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Oct | 80 | 49 | 0.6 | 1 |
| Nov | 66 | 41 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Dec | 56 | 36 | 1.9 | 5 |
| Year | 76 | 48 | 11.8 | 27 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Merced Municipal Airport, CA (152 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 Le Grand
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 27 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Le Grand: 23 floods, 2 flash floods and 2 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $7,000 in property and crop damage.
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
Merced County, which includes Le Grand, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 5 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm). 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 Merced County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $204.8 million a year, the 25th highest of 58 California counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $58.8 million (29%), 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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