Hail and tornadoes in Tehama County, CA

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Tehama County, CA on 18 days. The biggest estimate: 3 in or larger (teacup), on Sat, Mar 19, 2022. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 2 days.

Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.

Days with hail

since January 2021

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

3+ in

Sat, Mar 19, 2022

Largest reported

1 in

Mon, Mar 17, 2025

Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.

Radar-estimated hail on Sat, Mar 19, 2022 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Sat, Mar 19, 2022: radar-estimated hail around Tehama County, CA, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 19 hail reports in Tehama County, CA on 11 days, 1 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 3 in, near Rawson, on Sat, Jan 23, 2016.

By decade: 2000s: 4 · 2010s: 12 · 2020s: 3

Tornadoes since 1950

7 tornadoes have touched Tehama County, CA since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Strongest

Sun, Apr 12, 2026 · EF0 · 0.1 mi long, 15 yd wide · near Vina
Sun, Apr 25, 2021 · EF0 · 2.02 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Kirkwood
Mon, Jan 4, 2021 · EF0 · 0.78 mi long, 3 yd wide · near Henleyville
Mon, Jan 4, 2021 · EF0 · 2.66 mi long, 3 yd wide · near Vina
Thu, Apr 4, 2013 · EF0 · 0.82 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Red Bluff Muni

Most recent

Sun, Apr 12, 2026 · EF0 · 0.1 mi long, 15 yd wide · near Vina
Fri, Jan 3, 2025 · EFU · 0.8 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Dales
Sun, Apr 25, 2021 · EF0 · 2.02 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Kirkwood
Mon, Jan 4, 2021 · EF0 · 2.66 mi long, 3 yd wide · near Vina
Mon, Jan 4, 2021 · EF0 · 0.78 mi long, 3 yd wide · near Henleyville
Thu, Apr 4, 2013 · EF0 · 0.82 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Red Bluff Muni
Tue, Feb 19, 2013 · EF0 · 0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Gerber

By decade: 2010s: 2 · 2020s: 5

Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.

Every hail day since January 2021

Sun, May 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Apr 9, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 1, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 25, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 9, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Mar 17, 2025
Reported in the county
- 1 in (5 SSE Corning, CA)
Fri, Jan 3, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 17, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 19, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 18, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jun 10, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jun 6, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 5, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, May 27, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Mar 23, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (5 SE VINA, CA)
Mon, Mar 6, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 30, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Mar 19, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 3 in or larger (teacup)
No hail reported in the county.

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Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.