Huntington Park, CA Tornado History — 46 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Huntington Park, CA had?
Huntington Park has had 46 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950.
When was the most recent tornado near Huntington Park?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Huntington Park was an EF0 on March 13, 2025.
When is tornado season in Huntington Park?
March is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Huntington Park, with 10 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 Huntington Park
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 7 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 Huntington Park been fatal?
No fatalities are on record within 25 miles of Huntington Park from any of the 46 tornadoes since 1950, though 50 injuries have been reported. NOAA Storm Prediction Center records.
Notable Tornadoes Near Huntington Park
About Tornadoes in Huntington 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.
Huntington Park sits in the dense urban core of Los Angeles County, just southeast of downtown Los Angeles, and its tornado history follows Southern California's cool-season rhythm: the area's tornadoes have clustered from late fall through early spring, when Pacific storm systems supply the wind shear and instability the region otherwise lacks.
The area has seen genuinely damaging tornadoes. An F2 struck on November 7, 1966, injuring 10 people along a 10.3-mile path and causing $275,000 in property damage. On November 9, 1982, an F2 carved a 10-mile track that widened to 1,300 yards and left $2.75 million in damage. A few months later, on March 1, 1983, another F2 cut a 3.5-mile path roughly 100 yards wide, injuring 30 people and doing $27.5 million in property damage.
Later events have stayed in the weaker categories but kept to the same cool-season pattern. An EF1 touched down on January 19, 2010, and an EF0 followed on December 12, 2014. The stormy start of 2023 brought an EF0 on February 23, an EF1 on March 22, and EF0 tornadoes on May 4. In 2025, an EF0 touched down on March 13 — a reminder that this heavily urbanized stretch of southeastern Los Angeles County still sees tornadoes when the right storm moves through.