Tornado History

Sacramento Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Sacramento, California. The records below identify 15 tornadoes from 1978 through 2023, including a highest listed rating of F2 (Considerable damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $1.5M, with 0 deaths and 0 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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15recorded tornadoes
F2 (Considerable damage)highest rating
$1.5Mminimum property damage
January 14, 2023latest tornado
1.9 milongest listed path
400 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F2 February 7, 19781978F1 March 22, 19831983F1 April 19, 19881988EF1 October 22, 20122012F0 February 21, 20052005F0 April 8, 20052005EF0 January 11, 20172017EF0 January 14, 20232023EF0 February 25, 20112011F0 April 24, 19981998EF0 February 25, 20072007F0 April 8, 20052005F0 February 21, 20052005EF0 May 18, 20202020EF0 November 8, 2022© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F2 (Considerable damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)2
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)1
  • F0 (Light damage)5
  • EF0 (Light damage)6

Most Active Years

  • 20054
  • 19781
  • 19831
  • 19881
  • 19981
  • 20071
  • 20111
  • 20121

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
February 7, 1978F2Sacramento, California1.9 mi20 yd00$250K
March 22, 1983F1Sacramento, California1 mi50 yd00$250K
April 19, 1988F1Sacramento, California1 mi30 yd00$250K
October 22, 2012EF1Sacramento, California1.02 mi100 yd00N/A
February 21, 2005F0Sacramento, California0.3 mi0.1 yd00$650K
April 8, 2005F0Sacramento, California0.1 mi0.1 yd00$25K
January 11, 2017EF0Sacramento, California0.42 mi130 yd00$25K
January 14, 2023EF0Sacramento, California0.3 mi50 yd00$25K
February 25, 2011EF0Sacramento, California0.35 mi10 yd00$18K
April 24, 1998F0Sacramento, California0.1 mi10 yd00$10K
February 25, 2007EF0Sacramento, California1 mi5 yd00$2K
April 8, 2005F0Sacramento, California0.1 mi0.1 yd00N/A

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.