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Hurricanes & tropical storms in California
6 federal hurricanes & tropical storms disaster declarations in California since 1953.
Hurricanes & tropical storms — California — federal disaster declarations per year
19802023
Counties most affected
Sacramento County3Contra Costa County3San Joaquin County3Kern County3Riverside County3Yuba County2Butte County2Colusa County2Del Norte County2San Mateo County2Santa Barbara County2Santa Clara County2Santa Cruz County2Shasta County2Siskiyou County2Solano County2Sonoma County2Stanislaus County2Sutter County2Tehama County2Trinity County2Ventura County2Yolo County2Alameda County2Glenn County2Humboldt County2Imperial County2Inyo County2Kings County2Lake County2Los Angeles County2Marin County2Mariposa County2Mendocino County2Merced County2Monterey County2Napa County2Orange County2Placer County2San Benito County2San Bernardino County2San Diego County2San Luis Obispo County2Fresno County1Modoc County1Mono County1Tuolumne County1Tulare County1El Dorado County1Nevada County1San Francisco County1Lassen County1Alpine County1Madera County1Plumas County1Calaveras County1Amador County1Sierra County1
Declarations
November 21, 2023Hurricane5 counties
TROPICAL STORM HILARY
October 18, 2023Tropical Storm
TROPICAL STORM HILARY
September 27, 2023Hurricane
TROPICAL STORM HILARY
September 13, 2005Hurricane58 counties
HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
February 9, 1983Coastal Storm40 counties
COASTAL STORMS, FLOODS, SLIDES & TORNADOES
February 1, 1980Coastal Storm3 counties
TORRENTIAL RAIN, HIGH TIDE & WINDS
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. History is not a forecast.