Glendale, CA Tornado History — 39 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Glendale, CA had?
Glendale has had 39 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950.
When was the most recent tornado near Glendale?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Glendale was an EF0 on March 13, 2025.
When is tornado season in Glendale?
March is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Glendale, with 8 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 Glendale
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 Glendale been fatal?
No fatalities are on record within 25 miles of Glendale from any of the 39 tornadoes since 1950, though 49 injuries have been reported. NOAA Storm Prediction Center records.
Notable Tornadoes Near Glendale
About Tornadoes in Glendale
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 around Glendale arrive mostly with the wet season, when cold Pacific storms push into Los Angeles County and the lowlands flanking the Verdugo Mountains. Unlike the springtime severe weather of the central United States, the twisters here tend to spin up between late fall and early spring, out of the same unstable systems that deliver the region's winter rain.
That pattern has produced some genuinely damaging storms. An F2 tornado on November 7, 1966 tracked more than ten miles and injured 10 people. On November 9, 1982, F2 tornadoes again struck the area, one cutting a mile-long path 150 yards wide and another running roughly ten miles with a swath that spread to 1,300 yards. A few months later, on March 1, 1983, an F2 injured 30 people along a 3.5-mile track about 100 yards across, with property damage put at $27,500,000.
The cool-season tendency has carried into the modern era. An EF0 touched down on December 12, 2014. In 2023, an EF0 struck on February 23, an EF1 followed on March 22, and EF0s touched down on May 4. As recently as March 13, 2025, an EF0 spun up near the city, a reminder that even brief, weak tornadoes remain part of Glendale's weather.