NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Moorpark, 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 Moorpark, California since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 11 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 11
- 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 Moorpark
The strongest of the 11 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F1 on November 9, 1982; its path came within 21 miles. Of the 11, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 5 have come since 2000. January and December have had the most tornadoes, 3 each. The most recent tornado was on February 13, 2025. Of the 705 California cities on this site, 55% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Moorpark. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 2 times since 1999, with stones up to 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 705 California cities, 57% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Moorpark.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Moorpark
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s2
- 2000s2
- 1990s3
- 1980s2
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 1982 | F1 | 21 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 13, 2025 | EF0 | 18 mi | 0.63 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 25, 2019 | EF0 | 22 mi | 0.84 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 21, 2010 | EF0 | 17 mi | 1.51 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 24, 2008 | EF0 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 10, 2005 | F0 | 18 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 1, 1999 | F0 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 13, 1998 | F0 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 7, 1992 | F0 | 1 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 9, 1982 | F0 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 20, 1952 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 11 of 11, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Moorpark
The Storm Prediction Center has 2 hail reports within 10 miles of Moorpark since 1999. All 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 19, 2010. The most recent report is from October 19, 2010.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Moorpark
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Camarillo Airport, CA, 13 miles southwest of Moorpark at 77 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 61°F; December is the coolest, at 68°F and 44°F. January and February are the wettest at 2.9 inches of precipitation on average and July and August the driest at 0.0 inches; the year adds up to 12.0 inches over 19 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 9 days a year, almost all from September to November. Lows fall below freezing on about 1 nights a year. That 12.0 inches is more than at 65 of the 226 California stations used on this site (29%). Simi Valley, 8 miles east, has its own station (Woodland Hills Pierce College, CA): 16.5 inches a year, 4.5 more than here, and an August average high of 97°F against 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 68 | 45 | 2.9 | 4 |
| Feb | 68 | 46 | 2.9 | 5 |
| Mar | 69 | 47 | 2.0 | 3 |
| Apr | 71 | 49 | 0.6 | 1 |
| May | 72 | 53 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Jun | 75 | 57 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Jul | 78 | 60 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Aug | 80 | 61 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sep | 80 | 59 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Oct | 76 | 54 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Nov | 73 | 49 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Dec | 68 | 44 | 1.7 | 3 |
| Year | 73 | 52 | 12.0 | 19 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Camarillo Airport, CA (77 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 Moorpark
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 25 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Moorpark: 17 flash floods, 7 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $1,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 71 mph, on February 17, 2026. Of the 550 California cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 418 have had fewer than Moorpark.
January 20, 2010: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Moorpark — 1 killed.
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
Ventura County, which includes Moorpark, has been named in 53 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 29 of them major disasters (by incident: 28 fires, 10 floods, 7 severe storms, 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 Ventura County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for inland flooding; Relatively Moderate for coastal 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 $762.2 million a year, the 10th highest of 58 California counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $312.8 million (41%), 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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