NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Ramona, 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 Ramona, California since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 9 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 9
- 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 Ramona
The highest rating among the 9 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 3 times; the most recent, on November 10, 2000, came within 10 miles. Of the 9, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 2 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on March 11, 2006. Of the 705 California cities on this site, 63% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Ramona. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 1992, with stones of 0.75 inches (penny size). Of the 705 California cities, 72% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Ramona.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Ramona
By decade
- 2000s2
- 1990s5
- 1980s1
- 1970s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2000 | F1 | 10 mi | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 27, 1991 | F1 | 20 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 19, 1991 | F1 | 24 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 11, 2006 | F0 | 5 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 12, 1999 | F0 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 8, 1998 | F0 | 20 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 14, 1990 | F0 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 4, 1985 | F0 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 18, 1979 | F0 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 9 of 9, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Ramona
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Ramona, from August 13, 1992: 0.75 inches (penny size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Ramona
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Ramona Fire Dept, CA, 4 miles southwest of Ramona at 1,470 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 59°F; December is the coolest, at 67°F and 37°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 75 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 28 nights a year. That 14.5 inches is more than at 99 of the 226 California stations used on this site (44%). Lakeside, 12 miles south, has its own station (El Cajon, CA): 11.6 inches a year, 2.9 less than here, and an August average high of 89°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 68 | 38 | 3.1 | 5 |
| Feb | 68 | 39 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Mar | 69 | 41 | 2.7 | 4 |
| Apr | 73 | 43 | 1.1 | 3 |
| May | 77 | 49 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Jun | 85 | 52 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Jul | 90 | 57 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Aug | 92 | 59 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Sep | 90 | 55 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Oct | 82 | 49 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Nov | 74 | 43 | 1.2 | 2 |
| Dec | 67 | 37 | 1.5 | 4 |
| Year | 78 | 47 | 14.5 | 25 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Ramona Fire Dept, CA (1,470 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 Ramona
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 32 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Ramona: 13 flash floods, 6 floods, 6 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 heavy rain events and 2 lightning strikes. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $585,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 64 mph, on September 2, 2007. January has had the most flash floods, 5 of 13. Of the 550 California cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 341 have had fewer than Ramona.
January 27, 2008: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Ramona — $150,000 damage.
NWS: “Heavy rain triggered a debris flow in the Witch Creek Burn Area east of the San Pasqual Academy along Highway 78. The highway was completely covered in mud and had to be shut down for a couple days.”
February 13, 2019: flood 5 miles from the centre of Ramona — $100,000 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Ramona's ZIP code 92065 have filed 62 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $586,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1983: 13 claims (21% of all) and $44,000. 40% 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, 265 have fewer than Ramona.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1983 | 13 | $44,000 |
San Diego County, which includes Ramona, has been named in 51 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 27 of them major disasters (by incident: 28 fires, 12 floods, 5 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storm and Flooding, on February 19, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives San Diego County a Very High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for inland flooding; Relatively High for heat waves; Relatively Moderate for hail, coastal flooding, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $1.54 billion a year, the 7th highest of 58 California counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $647.6 million (42%), 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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