NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit San Andreas, 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 San Andreas, California since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 3 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 3
- 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 San Andreas
The highest rating among the 3 tornadoes within 25 miles is EF1, reached 2 times; the most recent, on March 11, 2023, came within 19 miles. Of the 705 California cities on this site, 87% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than San Andreas. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 2005, with stones of 0.75 inches (penny size). Of the 705 California cities, 72% have more hail reports within 10 miles than San Andreas.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of San Andreas
By decade
- 2020s2
- 1980s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2023 | EF1 | 19 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 10, 2023 | EF1 | 9 mi | 0.39 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 29, 1980 | F0 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 3 of 3, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in San Andreas
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of San Andreas, from May 9, 2005: 0.75 inches (penny size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in San Andreas
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Camp Pardee, CA, 12 miles west of San Andreas at 658 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 63°F; December is the coolest, at 55°F and 40°F. December is the wettest at 4.2 inches of precipitation on average and July and August the driest at 0.0 inches; the year adds up to 22.9 inches over 43 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 87 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 7 nights a year. That 22.9 inches is more than at 159 of the 226 California stations used on this site (70%). Angels Camp, 8 miles southeast, has its own station (New Melones Dam Hq, CA): 29.9 inches a year, 7.0 more than here, and a July average high of 97°F against 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55 | 40 | 4.0 | 8 |
| Feb | 59 | 43 | 3.8 | 7 |
| Mar | 64 | 45 | 3.6 | 7 |
| Apr | 69 | 48 | 2.2 | 4 |
| May | 79 | 53 | 1.3 | 3 |
| Jun | 88 | 59 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Jul | 95 | 63 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Aug | 94 | 63 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sep | 88 | 61 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Oct | 78 | 54 | 1.1 | 2 |
| Nov | 64 | 46 | 2.2 | 5 |
| Dec | 55 | 40 | 4.2 | 7 |
| Year | 74 | 51 | 22.9 | 43 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Camp Pardee, CA (658 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 San Andreas
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 15 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of San Andreas: 10 floods, 3 thunderstorm wind reports and 2 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $502,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 64 mph, on January 10, 2023.
February 14, 2019: flood 3 miles from the centre of San Andreas — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Local media reporting flood waters running over Pool Station Road caused road on bridge to crack.”
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
Calaveras County, which includes San Andreas, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 severe storms, 7 fires, 5 floods, 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 Calaveras County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively Low for lightning; Very Low for tornadoes, hail and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $53.4 million a year, the 43rd highest of 58 California counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $15.2 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 San Andreas
- Mokelumne Hill, CA8 mi
- Angels Camp, CA8 mi
- Murphys, CA11 mi
- Valley Springs, CA12 mi
- Jackson, CA13 mi
- Pine Grove, CA14 mi
- Sutter Creek, CA16 mi
- Copperopolis, CA17 mi
- Ione, CA20 mi
- Sonora, CA21 mi
- Plymouth, CA23 mi
- Jamestown, CA24 mi
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