NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Oakhurst, 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 Oakhurst, California since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 5 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 5
- 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 Oakhurst
The strongest of the 5 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF2 on September 5, 2020; its path came within 13 miles. Of the 5, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 4 have come since 2000. Of the 705 California cities on this site, 79% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Oakhurst. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 2 times since 1991, with stones up to 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 705 California cities, 57% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Oakhurst.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Oakhurst
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s2
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2020 | EF2 | 13 mi | 12.02 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 5, 2020 | EF1 | 23 mi | 1.12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 15, 2019 | EF0 | 21 mi | 0.56 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 2, 2019 | EF0 | 22 mi | 0.19 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 28, 1958 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 5 of 5, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Oakhurst
The Storm Prediction Center has 2 hail reports within 10 miles of Oakhurst since 1991. Of these, one was 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1 inch (quarter size), fell on June 5, 2023, the most recent report.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Oakhurst
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is So Entrance Yosemite Np, CA, 8 miles northwest of Oakhurst at 5,047 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 51°F; December is the coolest, at 44°F and 26°F. January is the wettest at 7.6 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 0.1 inches; the year adds up to 37.2 inches over 47 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 3 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 159 nights a year. That 37.2 inches is more than at 195 of the 226 California stations used on this site (86%). North Fork, 12 miles south, has its own station (Auberry 2 NW, CA): 25.1 inches a year, 12.1 less than here, and a July average high of 94°F against 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45 | 27 | 7.6 | 8 |
| Feb | 46 | 27 | 6.7 | 7 |
| Mar | 50 | 28 | 5.2 | 8 |
| Apr | 55 | 31 | 3.4 | 5 |
| May | 63 | 37 | 1.9 | 4 |
| Jun | 73 | 44 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Jul | 80 | 51 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Aug | 80 | 49 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Sep | 75 | 45 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Oct | 64 | 37 | 2.2 | 3 |
| Nov | 53 | 30 | 3.3 | 4 |
| Dec | 44 | 26 | 5.6 | 7 |
| Year | 61 | 36 | 37.2 | 47 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at So Entrance Yosemite Np, CA (5,047 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 Oakhurst
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 34 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Oakhurst: 21 floods, 11 heavy rain events and 2 thunderstorm wind reports. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $50,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 62 mph, on October 30, 2008.
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
Flood insurance policyholders in Oakhurst's ZIP code 93644 have filed 25 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1982, and were paid $561,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 48% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 415 California cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 125 have fewer than Oakhurst.
Madera County, which includes Oakhurst, 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 Oakhurst
- North Fork, CA12 mi
- Coarsegold, CA16 mi
- Mariposa, CA21 mi
- Yosemite National Park, CA21 mi
- Auberry, CA24 mi
- Friant, CA27 mi
- Tollhouse, CA31 mi
- Clovis, CA38 mi
- Coulterville, CA40 mi
- Groveland, CA40 mi
- Le Grand, CA40 mi
- Madera, CA40 mi
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