444
Recorded events
42
Counties affected
0
Direct deaths
$20
Property damage
California funnel cloud history: 444 recorded events across 42 counties between 1996 and 2025.
Decade by decade
California funnel cloud history by decade
The 2000s are the busiest decade on record with 155 reported funnel cloud events across California. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.
County ranking
Counties with the most funnel cloud events in California
| Rank | County | Events | Deaths | Damage | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | San Diego County | 58 | 0 | $0 | 1996–2021 |
| #2 | Fresno County | 47 | 0 | $0 | 1996–2025 |
| #3 | Tulare County | 39 | 0 | $0 | 1996–2024 |
| #4 | Orange County | 37 | 0 | $0 | 1996–2020 |
| #5 | Merced County | 32 | 0 | $0 | 1998–2025 |
| #6 | Riverside County | 24 | 0 | $0 | 1996–2025 |
| #7 | Kern County | 23 | 0 | $0 | 1998–2025 |
| #8 | Madera County | 23 | 0 | $0 | 1996–2024 |
| #9 | San Bernardino County | 16 | 0 | $0 | 1997–2015 |
| #10 | Kings County | 16 | 0 | $0 | 1996–2024 |
| #11 | Stanislaus County | 14 | 0 | $0 | 1996–2025 |
| #12 | San Joaquin County | 14 | 0 | $0 | 1996–2023 |
| #13 | Los Angeles County | 10 | 0 | $0 | 1996–2018 |
| #14 | Humboldt County | 7 | 0 | $0 | 1997–2023 |
| #15 | Sacramento County | 7 | 0 | $0 | 2001–2018 |
| #16 | Yuba County | 7 | 0 | $0 | 2005–2019 |
| #17 | Tehama County | 6 | 0 | $0 | 1997–2022 |
| #18 | Santa Barbara County | 5 | 0 | $0 | 2004–2023 |
| #19 | Yolo County | 5 | 0 | $0 | 1996–2023 |
| #20 | Santa Clara County | 5 | 0 | $0 | 1998–2017 |
| #21 | Sutter County | 4 | 0 | $0 | 2005–2017 |
| #22 | Ventura County | 4 | 0 | $0 | 1999–2024 |
| #23 | Solano County | 4 | 0 | $0 | 1998–2024 |
| #24 | Shasta County | 4 | 0 | $0 | 1998–2023 |
| #25 | San Luis Obispo County | 3 | 0 | $0 | 1998–2024 |