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Colusa County, California
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1988 and 2025, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
4
Tornado reports
1
Hail reports
19
Floods since 1996
35
All events
1
Deaths
$8.8M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Colusa County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 4 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Around 3 PM PST on December 26th, a vehicle hydroplaned and crashed on Interstate 5 in Williams, CA in heavy rain. Initially there were 2 minor injuries and 2 critical injuries, but later one of the critical injuries was updated to a fatality.
The town of Maxwell, CA started flooding near 2:00 am due to rain in the last day causing local creeks to rise. The Colusa County Sheriff's Office posted a voluntary evacuation notice at 8:30 am, with some people evacuated by boat. Interstate 5 near Maxwell was under a foot of wa…
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported rocks in both lanes of State Route 20 from heavy rain.
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported boulders in the roadway from heavy rain at Maxwell Sites Avenue and Sites Lodoga Road in Colusa County.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Stonyford RAWS measured 3.08 inches of heavy rain in 5 hours near a strong thunderstorm.
Flood Flood
Colusa Landing RV Park along the Sacramento River within the levee flooded due to heavy rain and river flooding.
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported the closure of Yolo County Line Road due to flooding from heavy rain.
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported continued flooding of all lanes of State Route 45 at Prince Street.
Flood Flood
Caltrans reported flooded lanes on Highway 45 at Prince Street in Princeton.
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported flooding on State Route 45 near Stegeman across half of the southbound lane.
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported multiple cars collided with rocks on the road, along State Route 16 and State Route 20. No injuries were reported.
Flood Flood
Caltrans District 3 reported SR16 in Yolo County closed at the SR20 junction due to mudslides.
Flood Flood
Colusa County completed a preliminary estimate of damage to roads, road closures, debris removal, and high river levels of about $800,000 in damage. The Colusa Boat Landing had some damages to the private levee, with an estimate of about $200,000.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Heavy rain was reported in Colusa County. Reported storm totals reached 4.56 to 6.48 inches.
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A funnel cloud and possible rotating wall cloud were reported by two spotters over the Colusa National Wildlife Refuge area. Also, hail as large as one half inch in diameter accumulated to 2 inches deep on Highway 45 between Grimes and Sycamore.
Flood Flood
Roadway reported flooded.
Flood Flood
CHP reported Road 88 and County Road 99 W in Hershey closed due to flooding.
Flood Flood
Caltrans reported that multiple vehicles were stuck in water on I-5.
Flood Flood
Via a Facebook live with CBS13 and the Williams Fire Department Chief reported that 6 swift water rescues have occurred today. One was on going at the time of report which included a child and an adult. The fire chief estimated that there was 3-6 feet of flowing water over the ro…
Tornado EF0 Tornado
On February 2, 2019 there was a brief tornado touchdown at the Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge north of Colusa. A weather spotter took a video of the touchdown, which occurred in a wetlands area. No damage was reported.
Hail Hail
Half dollar hail reported north of Colusa.
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
A trained spotter reported a well defined wall cloud with a funnel cloud north of Colusa.
Flood Flood
State Route 20 in Colusa County closed in both directions from Husted Rd in Williams to approximately 3 miles east of Williams at Lone State Rd. due to flooding.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Two gustnados were sightednear the Interstate 5 exit at Maxwell. One crossed I-5 and quickly dispersed. The second one formed breifly off I 5 and was videotaped by a passing vehicle. A thunderstorm was west of the area, but there was no connection between the gustnado to the stor…
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A brief landspout tornado was reported by the public and verified as a landspout by video footage. This tornado was rated as an EF0 that occurred at approximately 2PM in a field south of Fairview Rd by Danley Rd. No damage and no injuries were associated with this tornado.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
At approximately 3:00 pm an EF0 tornado touched down about a mile WSW of downtown Williams in Colusa County, near the intersection of Hwy 20 and Davis Road. The maximum wind speed of the tornado was estimated at 80 mph with a damage path of three quarters of a mile. The damage pa…
Tornado EF0 Tornado
At approximately 3:05 pm an EF0 tornado touched down in a pasture about 2 miles west of downtown Maxwell. The pasture is located just north of Maxwell Sites Rd., between McDermott Rd. and Danley Rd. There was no damage observed, but several witnesses observed a brief touchdown in…
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Minor flooding of rural county roads.
Flood Flood
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Flash Flood Flash Flood
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
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