Yorba Linda, CA Tornado History — 51 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Yorba Linda, CA had?
Yorba Linda has had 51 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950.
When was the most recent tornado near Yorba Linda?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Yorba Linda was an EF0 on March 13, 2025.
When is tornado season in Yorba Linda?
January is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Yorba Linda, with 11 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 Yorba Linda
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 Yorba Linda been fatal?
No fatalities are on record within 25 miles of Yorba Linda from any of the 51 tornadoes since 1950, though 20 injuries have been reported. NOAA Storm Prediction Center records.
Notable Tornadoes Near Yorba Linda
About Tornadoes in Yorba Linda
This overview was written July 29, 2026. The tornado counts and notable-event figures elsewhere on this page reflect the latest data and may differ from this summary.
Yorba Linda sits in northern Orange County, where the Santa Ana River corridor opens out of the canyon at the base of the Chino Hills, and its tornado history is shaped by cool-season Pacific storms rather than the warm-season supercells of the Plains, with dates clustering from late fall through early spring.
On November 7, 1966, an F2 tornado tracked 10.3 miles on a roughly 50-yard-wide path, injuring 10 people and causing $275,000 in property damage, and additional tornadoes touched down in the area that same day. Another November storm day came on November 9, 1982, when an F2 carved a 10-mile path as much as 1,300 yards wide and did $2,750,000 in damage, with an F1 and an F0 also recorded that date.
The winter pattern has carried into the modern era. An EF1 struck on January 19, 2010, and the stormy stretch of 2023 produced an EF0 on February 23, an EF1 on March 22, and an EF0 on May 4. An EF0 touched down on March 13, 2025. Like the older events, these arrived with passing Pacific systems as brief, generally weak circulations, though the F2s of 1966 and 1982 show the area around Yorba Linda can occasionally see genuinely damaging tornadoes.