Clovis, California tornadoes

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11confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Clovis since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: January 17, 2019, EF1.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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The record

At a glance

Total11within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.1average since 1950
Peak monthJanuary2 of 11
StrongestF2Mar 22, 1962
Deaths0whole paths, see note
Injuries2whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can run well beyond Clovis.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

20 Jan: 2Feb: 1Mar: 2Apr: 1May: 1Jun: 1Jul: 0Aug: 0Sep: 0Oct: 1Nov: 2Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

January is the peak month, with 2 of 11 tornadoes.

By time of day

30 12 AM: 0: 0: 03 AM: 0: 1: 06 AM: 0: 0: 09 AM: 0: 0: 012 PM: 0: 0: 23 PM: 1: 3: 16 PM: 1: 1: 09 PM: 1: 0: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 4:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

20 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01970: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01980: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 11990: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 1: 2: 0: 02000: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02010: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 12020: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 019501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0
8
EF1
2
EF2
1

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

The record

Notable tornadoes

Strongest

F2, March 22, 1962

0.5 mile path Longest path

1.7 miles, F1

February 19, 1980, whole path Widest

23 yards, F0

June 5, 1993
Every tornado

All 11 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Jan 17, 2019EF10.25 mi20 yd00
Apr 7, 2001F00.3 mi10 yd00
Nov 26, 1997F00.3 mi10 yd00
Nov 26, 1997F00.1 mi10 yd00
Oct 30, 1996F00.2 mi10 yd00
May 1, 1995F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 5, 1993F00.1 mi23 yd00
Mar 2, 1989F00.1 mi10 yd00
Feb 19, 1980F11.7 mi10 yd02
Jan 21, 1964F00.2 mi10 yd00
Mar 22, 1962F20.5 mi10 yd00
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Clovis and its county

Clovis is in Fresno County, where NOAA has recorded 32 tornadoes since 1950. A county's record counts every tornado inside its borders, while this page counts every path within 10 miles of the city, so the two overlap without matching.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. City point and population: US Census Bureau, 2024. Each path is a straight line between NOAA's start and end points.