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Sutter County, California
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1998 and 2025, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
6
Tornado reports
4
Hail reports
14
Floods since 1996
33
All events
1
Deaths
$990K
Property damage
Tornado paths in Sutter County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 6 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.
California Highway Patrol reported that a 71 year old man drowned after his car was swept into a creek crossing as a bridge flooded on Fifield Road in Pleasant Grove in Sutter County due to heavy rain.
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported the canal flooded the bridge on Kirksville Road, making it impassable. One person drove their car into the high waters and became stranded, requiring a water rescue.
Flood Flood
Loveys Landing RV Park flooded within the levee by the Sacramento River due to heavy rain and river flooding.
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported the closure of Franklin Road between Levee Road and Acacia Avenue across the Sutter Bypass due to heavy rain.
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported a vehicle accident due to standing water in the roadway at Pleasant Grove Road and Kempton Road.
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported water running down the road and into standing water with all lanes affected at Franklin Road and Acacia Avenue due to heavy rain.
Flood Flood
Sutter County OES reported the closure of Highway 99 to Highway 113 due to flooding from heavy rain. At least 5 other roads were closed within the county.
Flood Flood
Broadcast media reported roadway flooding between Fifield Road and Pleasant Grove Road.
Flood Flood
Broadcast media reported mandatory evacuation orders for the commercial trailer park called Loveys Landing due to flooding near the Sacramento River.
Flood Flood
California Highway Patrol reported multiple roads closed across Sutter County due to roadway flooding.
Flood Flood
California highway patrol reported roadway flooding at the intersection of highway 70 E. Reported storm total rainfall amounts in the area were in excess of 3 inches.
Flood Flood
Flooded lanes at Tierra Buena Rd. Reported storm total rainfall amounts in the area were in excess of 2.5 inches.
Flood Flood
Roadway flooding reported by CHP at 1619 Poole Blvd, Yuba City.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
National Weather Service meteorologists confirmed an EF0 tornado touched down at approximately 5:50 pm pst on Saturday, February 2nd, just south of Yuba City, CA. This tornado touch down was very brief as it tracked to the north northwest. Radar data and the damage pattern were u…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Wind caused tree and fence damage near Carlson Road and Hutchinson Road in Yuba City.
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
A funnel cloud was sited near Nicolaus. No touch down was observed, or damage reported.
Hail Hail
Accumulating hail covered the ground, with hailstones up to an inch in diameter.
Hail Hail
There was abundant hail, up to 1 inch in diameter by a member of the public.
Hail Hail
There was large amounts of hail, as large as 1 inch hail reported by the public.
Hail Hail
There was hail as large as 1.25 inches reported by the public.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
An EF0 tornado touched down in a field just south of Nicolaus at approximately 5:17pm and lasted a duration of a couple minutes. No damage was reported from the tornado besides swirl marks on the ground.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
The Yuba City Tornado: Supercells developed behind the cold front along a north-south boundary in the middle of the Central Valley, where both instability and shear were large. The Sutter County Sheriff and Fire Department reported a tornado at approximately 2pm (PST), which was …
Tornado EF0 Tornado
At approximately 5:30 pm an EF0 tornado touched down north of Yuba City and moved northeast, crossing from Sutter County into Yuba County and thereby north of Marysville. There was little damage in the area that appeared to be caused by the tornado. The determining factor was the…
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Minor flooding of rural county roads.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 6 | 2 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
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