NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit North Fork, 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 North Fork, 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 North Fork
The strongest of the 6 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF2 on September 5, 2020; its path came within 13 miles. Of the 6, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 3 have come since 2000. Of the 705 California cities on this site, 75% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than North Fork.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of North Fork
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s1
- 1990s2
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2020 | EF2 | 13 mi | 12.02 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 5, 2020 | EF1 | 18 mi | 1.12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 15, 2019 | EF0 | 16 mi | 0.56 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 26, 1997 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 26, 1997 | F0 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 28, 1958 | F0 | 13 mi | 0.5 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 North Fork
The Storm Prediction Center has no hail reports within 10 miles of North Fork since 1955.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in North Fork
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Auberry 2 NW, CA, 10 miles south of North Fork at 2,090 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 68°F; December is the coolest, at 54°F and 37°F. January is the wettest at 5.3 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 0.0 inches; the year adds up to 25.1 inches over 38 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 90 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 23 nights a year. Snowfall averages 2.0 inches a year, most of it in March. That 25.1 inches is more than at 168 of the 226 California stations used on this site (74%). Oakhurst, 12 miles north, has its own station (So Entrance Yosemite Np, CA): 37.2 inches a year, 12.1 more than here, and a July average high of 80°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54 | 37 | 5.3 | 7 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 57 | 39 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 62 | 42 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 68 | 46 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.1 |
| May | 77 | 53 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 87 | 61 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 94 | 68 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 93 | 67 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 88 | 62 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 75 | 53 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 62 | 43 | 2.2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 54 | 37 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Year | 73 | 51 | 25.1 | 38 | 2.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Auberry 2 NW, CA (2,090 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 North Fork
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 26 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of North Fork: 20 floods, 4 heavy rain events and 2 flash floods.
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
Madera County, which includes North Fork, has been named in 25 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 fires, 6 floods, 5 severe storms, 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 Madera County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for hail and lightning; Relatively Low for strong wind; Very Low for tornadoes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $161.6 million a year, the 29th highest of 58 California counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $44.7 million (28%), 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 North Fork
- Coarsegold, CA11 mi
- Auberry, CA12 mi
- Oakhurst, CA12 mi
- Friant, CA17 mi
- Tollhouse, CA19 mi
- Clovis, CA27 mi
- Mariposa, CA29 mi
- Pinedale, CA31 mi
- Yosemite National Park, CA33 mi
- Madera, CA34 mi
- Fresno, CA35 mi
- Sanger, CA35 mi
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