Baldwin Park, CA Tornado History — 44 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Baldwin Park, CA had?
Baldwin Park has had 44 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950.
When was the most recent tornado near Baldwin Park?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Baldwin Park was an EF0 on March 13, 2025.
When is tornado season in Baldwin Park?
January is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Baldwin Park, with 9 on record. Spring through early summer (April–June) generally sees the highest activity across most of the central and southern United States.
At a Glance
Recent Tornado Activity Near Baldwin Park
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 6 total, averaging 0.3 per year over this window.
Tornadoes by Decade
Tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita Rating
F0–F5 ratings (pre-2007) are grouped with their EF equivalents. The Enhanced Fujita scale replaced the original Fujita scale in February 2007.
Tornadoes by Month
Have any tornadoes near Baldwin Park been fatal?
No fatalities are on record within 25 miles of Baldwin Park from any of the 44 tornadoes since 1950, though 47 injuries have been reported. NOAA Storm Prediction Center records.
Notable Tornadoes Near Baldwin Park
About Tornadoes in Baldwin Park
This overview was written July 28, 2026. The tornado counts and notable-event figures elsewhere on this page reflect the latest data and may differ from this summary.
Tornadoes near Baldwin Park keep a different calendar from their Great Plains counterparts. In this corner of Los Angeles County's San Gabriel Valley, twisters tend to arrive with the Pacific storm systems of the cooler months, when unstable marine air pushes inland across the valley floor.
The area's notable F2 tornadoes came in exactly that season. On November 7, 1966, an F2 tore along a 10.3-mile path roughly 50 yards wide, injuring 10 people and causing $275,000 in property damage. On November 9, 1982, another F2 tracked about 10 miles with a footprint that spread to 1,300 yards, leaving $2,750,000 in damage. A few months later, on March 1, 1983, an F2 injured 30 people along a 3.5-mile path up to 100 yards wide and caused $27,500,000 in property damage.
More recent activity has stayed in a weaker register: an EF0 touched down on December 12, 2014, an EF1 moved through the area on March 22, 2023, and an EF0 followed on March 13, 2025 — each arriving, true to local form, in the cool half of the year.