71
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.9M
Property damage
Flood in Madera County, California: 71 recorded events between 1997 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #133 nationally and #19 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Madera County, California: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Madera County is the 2020s, when 33 of the county's 71 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Madera County archive, flood makes up 34.3% of all recorded severe weather across 11 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #133 for this hazard and #19 within California, putting it in the 95.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jan is the peak month for flood in Madera County with 31 recorded events, while May is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2025 | ONEALS | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 12, 2023 | SOUTH FORK | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 10, 2023 | OAKHURST | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 10, 2023 | OAKHURST | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 10, 2023 | COARSEGOLD | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 10, 2023 | ONEALS | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 10, 2023 | YOSEMITE FORKS | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 10, 2023 | AHWAHNEE | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 10, 2023 | OAKHURST | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 10, 2023 | COARSEGOLD | 0 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The Berenda Slough had its banks fail between 1130 and 1230 PST on the 4th resulting in widespread water over farmland in Madera County southwest of Chowchilla. Flooding of this type and in this location had not occurred in at least the last 76 years as any high water flows had safely moved past the area within the banks of the area sloughs, creeks, and rivers.
Heavy rain caused widespread urban and poor drainage flooding on the morning of the 29th across much of the San Joaquin Valley. Especially hard hit were the metro areas of Fresno, Visalia, and Bakersfield, and the adjacent foothills.
At 2205 PST on the 17th the CHP reported rock slides on State Route 49 at Harmony Lane, 3 miles WNW of Oakhurst in Madera County. Several other flood reports on the 18th and 19th in the Madera area and nearby foothills.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Madera County, California?
71 flood events are recorded in Madera County between 1997 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Madera County?
The strongest flood on record in Madera County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for Madera County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Flood in Madera County, California.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/california/madera-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.