Roseville, CA Tornado History — 25 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Roseville, CA had?
Roseville has had 25 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950.
When was the most recent tornado near Roseville?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Roseville was an EF0 on November 18, 2020.
When is tornado season in Roseville?
February is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Roseville, with 7 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 Roseville
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 13 total, averaging 0.7 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 Roseville been fatal?
No fatalities are on record within 25 miles of Roseville from any of the 25 tornadoes since 1950. NOAA Storm Prediction Center records.
Notable Tornadoes Near Roseville
About Tornadoes in Roseville
This overview was written August 10, 2026. The tornado counts and notable-event figures elsewhere on this page reflect the latest data and may differ from this summary.
Roseville occupies gently rolling terrain where the eastern floor of the Sacramento Valley begins its rise toward the Sierra Nevada foothills. That setting shapes its tornado story: cool-season Pacific storms push cold air aloft across the mild, moist valley atmosphere, and the resulting shallow instability can spin up brief, low-topped circulations. The valley's open flatness gives these funnels room to organize, while the foothill barrier east of town tends to mark where they unravel. Activity concentrates in late winter and early spring.
On February 7, 1978, an F2 tornado moved through the Roseville area, damaging property along a track of nearly two miles and causing $275,000 in losses. Decades later, on December 24, 2015, an EF1 tornado tracked roughly six miles, with damage estimated near a million dollars. October 2012 brought EF1 tornadoes on back-to-back days, a reminder that autumn systems can also turn severe here.
The tornadoes of the 2010s and early 2020s — including an EF0 that touched down in November 2020 — have been weak and short-lived, products of cold upper-level lows rather than the deep supercells of the central United States. The event list documented by the NOAA Storm Prediction Center appears elsewhere on this page; the durable lesson for Roseville is that a valley city far from the classic tornado regions still sees rotation, usually under unstable winter skies.