Home / Hazards / Severe storms / California
Severe storms in California
26 federal severe storms disaster declarations in California since 1953.
Severe storms — California — federal disaster declarations per year
19632024
Counties most affected
Marin County10Butte County10Napa County10Mendocino County9Amador County9Sonoma County9Santa Cruz County9Lake County9Trinity County9Calaveras County8San Luis Obispo County8El Dorado County8Humboldt County8Alameda County8Sutter County8Los Angeles County8Monterey County8Yolo County7San Mateo County7Solano County7Yuba County7Shasta County7San Joaquin County7San Bernardino County7Sacramento County7Santa Barbara County7Colusa County7Ventura County7Riverside County7Nevada County7Glenn County7Kern County6Contra Costa County6Del Norte County6Merced County6Placer County6Plumas County6Santa Clara County6Tuolumne County6San Diego County5Orange County5Mariposa County5Sierra County5Siskiyou County5Madera County5Lassen County5Stanislaus County5Tehama County5San Benito County5Modoc County5Alpine County4Fresno County4Tulare County4Mono County4Kings County4San Francisco County4Imperial County3Inyo County3
Declarations
April 19, 2024Severe Storm
SEVERE WINTER STORM
April 19, 2024Severe Storm
SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
April 13, 2024Severe Storm9 counties
SEVERE WINTER STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
May 25, 2023Severe Storm
SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING
May 18, 2023Severe Storm
SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING
April 3, 2023Severe Storm46 counties
SEVERE WINTER STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
May 17, 2019Severe Storm18 counties
SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
May 1, 2019Severe Storm11 counties
SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
April 8, 2019Severe Storm
SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
March 28, 2019Severe Storm
SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
March 26, 2019Severe Storm
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
May 2, 2017Severe Storm
FLOODING
February 14, 2017Severe Storm
SEVERE WINTER STORM
February 14, 2017Severe Storm34 counties
SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
February 14, 2017Dam/Levee Break3 counties
POTENTIAL FAILURE OF THE EMERGENCY SPILLWAY AT OROVILLE LAKE
March 8, 2010Severe Storm6 counties
SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND DEBRIS AND MUD FLOWS
June 5, 2006Severe Storm17 counties
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
February 3, 2006Severe Storm31 counties
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUDSLIDES, AND LANDSLIDES
April 14, 2005Severe Storm7 counties
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS
February 4, 2005Severe Storm8 counties
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, DEBRIS FLOWS, AND MUDSLIDES
June 30, 2004Dam/Levee Break1 counties
FLOODING AS A RESULT OF A LEVEE BREAK
February 9, 1998Severe Storm41 counties
SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING
January 4, 1997Severe Storm48 counties
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUD AND LANDSLIDES
March 12, 1995Severe Storm57 counties
SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING LANDSLIDES, MUD FLOW
January 10, 1995Severe Storm42 counties
SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, MUD FLOWS
December 21, 1963Dam/Levee Break
FLOOD DUE TO BROKEN DAM
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. History is not a forecast.