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Butte storm history

Storm events recorded in Butte, California between 1950 and 2025.

177
Total events
18
Tornadoes
11
Hail
96
Floods
0
Deaths
$573.1M
Property damage

Most significant events

Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.

September 18, 2019 · Butte, California
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind$4.0M damage
The media shared a wind damage report from the public which included images and videos. A hay barn and horse stable had pole and roof damage that can clearly be seen in the footage. The RAWS weather station at OpenShaw, which is close to the damage site, reported a 50 mph wind gu…
February 12, 2017 · Butte, California
Flood Flood$549.0M damage
A mass evacuation of over 180000 people located downstream of Oroville Dam was ordered for a possible flash flood, due to the projected near failure of the emergency spillway. The emergency spillway was used when the main spillway was discovered to have suffered severe erosion du…
February 8, 2017 · Butte, California
Flood Flood$2.4M damage
HWY 70 was closed from Jarbo Gap in Butte County to Greenville Wye in Plumas County due to flooding.
January 9, 2017 · Butte, California
Debris Flow Debris Flow$4.3M damage
Rocks, mud, on Highway 70, making the roadway unpassable, as well as a slip out.
September 18, 2000 · Butte, California
Wildfire Wildfire$1.9M damage
February 10, 1994 · Butte, California
Tornado F2 Tornado2 injuries, $5.0M damage
A tornado formed behind a cold front and traveled through a housing subdivision in Oroville. A total of 47 homes were damaged. One home was destroyed while 25 others suffered major damage. The funnel of the tornado was spotted by many residents and several descibed a "noise like …
December 17, 1992 · Butte, California
Tornado F1 Tornado4 injuries, $2.5M damage
December 25, 2025 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding with lots of debris in the water, with a car that got stuck in the water, impacting State Route 99 and Garden Brook Drive.
December 25, 2025 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported multiple road closures in the vicinity of Chico from heavy rain. Some highways that were impacted include both northbound and southboune lanes of Highway 99 from Garner to Kiefer.
December 22, 2025 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding at West Sacramento Avenue and Meridian Road due to heavy rain.
December 22, 2025 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding at Cox Lane and Lone Tree Road.
December 21, 2025 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding.
December 21, 2025 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported a mud/dirt/rock slide from heavy rain at Centerville Road and Honey Run Road.
November 13, 2025 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported multiple rock slides impacting northbound lanes of California State Route 162 North near Simmons Road.
February 6, 2025 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported the closure of Highway 99 between Garner Lane and Keefer Road due to floodwaters from heavy rain covering the roadway.
February 4, 2025 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported the closure of State Route 99 due to flooding between Keefer Road and Esplanade.
February 4, 2025 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported multiple rocks and mud in the roadway with some larger rocks the size of a smaller vehicle due to heavy rain.
February 4, 2025 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding on the bridge near Keefer Road and Hicks Lane from heavy rain.
February 4, 2025 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding from a nearby creek.
February 4, 2025 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported Rock Creek overflowing onto the roadway at Hamilton Nord Cana Highway and Wilson Landing from heavy rain.
February 4, 2025 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
Water was reported to be going over the bridge near Mesa Road and Esquon Road leading to levee and bridge concerns due to heavy rain.
February 4, 2025 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported 2 inches of water covering both lanes at Ramirez Road and Fruitland Road from heavy rain.
February 4, 2025 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding and a vehicle stalled in 8 to 10 inches of water at Westmont drive and West Sacramento Avenue from heavy rain.
February 4, 2025 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
Road erosion damage was reported by local broadcast media on Middlehoff Lane due to heavy rain and roadway flooding. Nearly a dozen families living on this street were stranded and unable to cross the washed away segment of the roadway due to the depth of the erosion.
February 3, 2025 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported flooding of the entire roadway from heavy rain on Oro Bangor Highway between Swedes Flat Rad and Lakeside Market.
February 3, 2025 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported significant flooding in the northbound lane of Oro Bangor Highway and Mission Crest Drive.
February 2, 2025 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
The California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding of the eastbound lane on State Route 32 near Butte Meadows.
February 2, 2025 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
The California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding across both lanes at Lower Honcut Road and Palermo Honcut Highway from heavy rain.
December 24, 2024 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding across both lanes on Highway 99 at Keefer Road from heavy rain.
December 24, 2024 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported a mud/dirt/rock slide on Cohasset Road.
November 23, 2024 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported the road closure of Highway 99 between State Route 162 and State Route 149 due to roadway flooding from heavy rain.
November 23, 2024 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported flooding over the roadway, leading to the closure of westbound lanes of State Route 162 at Aguas Frias Road.
November 22, 2024 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported flooding across the northbound lanes near the intersection of State Route 99 and Richvale Highway.
November 22, 2024 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported that the field next to the roadway flooded into the northbound lanes of State Route 99 at Nelson Shippee Road.
November 22, 2024 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding along Highway 70 northbound at Garden Drive.
November 22, 2024 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported flooding across the entire roadway at State Route 99 and Keefer Road due to heavy rain.
November 22, 2024 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported multiple vehicles stuck in water on the road at Colusa Highway and Cherokee Canal Road due to heavy rain.
November 22, 2024 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported the closure of State Route 99 and State Route 162 due to flooding from heavy rain.
November 21, 2024 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported road flooding at Highway 70 at Garden Drive.
February 21, 2024 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reports roadway flooding at 413 Southgate Drive.
February 5, 2024 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported flooding of State Route 99 and Meridian Road Northbound due to heavy rain.
January 22, 2024 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding along Palermo Road near the Oroville area.
December 19, 2023 · Butte, California
Tornado EF1 Tornado
National Weather Service Meteorologists surveyed storm damage in Oroville, and analyzed radar and video evidence. It was determined that an EF-1 tornado, associated with a line of thunderstorms, moved through for about 2 minutes before lifting, resulting in tree and minor structu…
September 29, 2023 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported flooding in the roadway on September 29th, 2023.
September 29, 2023 · Butte, California
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
California Highway Patrol reported mud and debris across both lanes on September 29th, 2023.
March 14, 2023 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding between River Road and Chico River Road.
March 6, 2023 · Butte, California
Hail Hail
There was 0.75 inch hail reported in Chico, reported via Facebook.
February 21, 2023 · Butte, California
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
More than 800 PG&E customers in the downtown area of Chico were without power on the afternoon of 2/21. The outage was between Main Street and Orange Street and between W. 1st Street and W. 7th Street. Some traffic lights were reported out. Winds at Chico Airport were sustained a…
January 15, 2023 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
Glenn County OES and broadcast media reported flooding on Ord Ferry Road due to flooding of the Sacramento River. Glenn County preemptively closed the road January 13 due to Sacramento River at Ord Ferry forecast point forecast to rise above flood stage. Flood stage was exceeded …
January 14, 2023 · Butte, California
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reports numerous roads closed across Butte County due to roadway flooding, including SR 70 from Jarbo Gap to SR 89, Central House from SR 70 to Lone Tree, and SR 162 in multiple locations.

Events by year

YearEventsTornadoes
2025210
2024140
2023131
202120
202021
2019370
2018110
2017170
201640
201540
201452
201220
201111
200930
200820
200710
200542
200150
200020
199930
199831
199740
199610
199433
199322
199211
199110
198920
198810
198610
198111
197832
197011