Tornado History

Santa Clara Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Santa Clara, California. The records below identify 5 tornadoes from 1951 through 2007, including a highest listed rating of F2 (Considerable damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $6.7M, with 0 deaths and 2 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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5recorded tornadoes

F2 (Considerable damage)highest rating

$6.7Mminimum property damage

April 14, 2007latest tornado

5.7 milongest listed path

100 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

F2 (Considerable damage)2
F1 (Moderate damage)1
F0 (Light damage)1
EF0 (Light damage)1

Most Active Years

19983
19511
20071

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.

Date	Rating	Area	Length	Width	Injuries	Min. property damage
May 5, 1998	F2	Santa Clara, California	0.6 mi	100 yd	1	$3.8M
January 11, 1951	F2	Santa Clara, California	5.7 mi	33 yd	0	$2.5M
May 5, 1998	F1	Santa Clara, California	0.3 mi	75 yd	1	$300K
February 6, 1998	F0	Santa Clara, California	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	$100K
April 14, 2007	EF0	Santa Clara, California	0.2 mi	30 yd	0	$1K

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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.