NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Strathmore, 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 Strathmore, California since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 8 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 8
- 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 Strathmore
The strongest of the 8 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on April 5, 1980; its path came within 22 miles. Of the 8, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 2 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on November 9, 2012. Of the 705 California cities on this site, 68% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Strathmore. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 4 times since 1999, with stones up to 1.25 inches (half dollar size). Strathmore has more hail reports within 10 miles than 55% of the 705 California cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Strathmore
By decade
- 2010s1
- 2000s1
- 1990s5
- 1980s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1980 | F2 | 22 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Feb 28, 1991 | F1 | 25 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Nov 9, 2012 | EF0 | 11 mi | 0.27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 27, 2008 | EF0 | 19 mi | 2.03 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 20, 1997 | F0 | 12 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 1, 1996 | F0 | 13 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 13, 1995 | F0 | 11 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 19, 1993 | F0 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 8 of 8, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Strathmore
The Storm Prediction Center has 4 hail reports within 10 miles of Strathmore since 1999. Of these, one was 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.25 inches (half dollar size), fell on January 31, 2016, the most recent report.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Strathmore
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Lindsay, CA, 5 miles northeast of Strathmore at 435 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 64°F; December is the coolest, at 57°F and 36°F. January is the wettest at 2.3 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 0.0 inches; the year adds up to 12.3 inches over 27 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 116 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 29 nights a year. That 12.3 inches is more than at 68 of the 226 California stations used on this site (30%). Porterville, 7 miles southeast, has its own station (Porterville, CA): 11.1 inches a year, 1.2 less than here, and a July average high of 98°F against 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 | 37 | 2.3 | 5 |
| Feb | 63 | 40 | 2.2 | 5 |
| Mar | 69 | 44 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Apr | 75 | 47 | 1.3 | 3 |
| May | 83 | 52 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Jun | 91 | 58 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Jul | 96 | 64 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Aug | 96 | 62 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sep | 91 | 57 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Oct | 79 | 49 | 0.7 | 1 |
| Nov | 66 | 41 | 1.1 | 2 |
| Dec | 57 | 36 | 1.9 | 4 |
| Year | 77 | 49 | 12.3 | 27 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Lindsay, CA (435 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 Strathmore
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 30 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Strathmore: 23 floods, 6 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $8.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 63 mph, on May 28, 2009.
January 10, 2023: flood 2 miles from the centre of Strathmore — $5.5 million damage.
NWS: “Television station report of several buildings, tractors and other goods were totally destroyed by about 6 feet of floodwater in Strathmore.”
February 28, 2014: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Strathmore — $2.0 million damage.
January 10, 2023: flood 3 miles from the centre of Strathmore — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “The Tulare County Emergency Manager reported that the eastern portion of town of Strathmore was inundated by rapidly rising flood waters with over 40 homes impacted with water ranging from several inches to several feet deep.”
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
Tulare County, which includes Strathmore, has been named in 23 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 floods, 4 fires, 4 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 Tulare County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for hail; Relatively Low for tornadoes and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $214.1 million a year, the 23rd highest of 58 California counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $130.3 million (61%), 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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