Flood events in Tuolumne County, California The flood events on record, by date and by year
This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).
NCEI has 24 flood events on record for Tuolumne County, California, from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.
The newest flood event on record is on 13 Mar 2023.
From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 18 flood events on record for the county.
The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
Zone (NWS Forecast Zone): A zone is a geographic area defined by the NWS for issuing forecasts, watches, and warnings. While zones often align with counties, they can also represent smaller or subdivided areas within a county to account for differences in weather conditions, such as elevation or proximity to water. Larger-scale events—such as heat, cold, drought, and winter storms—are typically recorded by zone.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .
Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Flood, Flash Flood, Coastal Flood, Lakeshore Flood.
Newest flood events on record
Flood
At SONORA
Flash Flood
1 mile SSE of TUOLUMNE
Flash Flood
At SONORA
Flood
5 miles WNW of HETCH HETCHY JCT. Damage estimate: $42 million
Flood
7 miles WSW of CHINESE
Flood
1 mile W of SOULSBYVILLE
Flash Flood
4 miles NNE of ASPEN VLY
Flash Flood
4 miles NNE of ASPEN VLY
Flash Flood
1 mile W of SONORA
Flood
2 miles E of JAMESTOWN
Flood
At SONORA
Flood
1 mile WSW of SONORA
Flood
2 miles SE of TUTTLETOWN
Flood
At CHINESE CAMP
Flash Flood
4 miles NNE of ASPEN VLY
Flood
17 miles SE of STANISLAUS
Flash Flood
1 mile WSW of MOCCASIN. Damage estimate: $43 million
Flood
2 miles S of GROVELAND PARSONS AR. Damage estimate: $8.0 million
Flash Flood
5 miles N of OAKLAND REC CAMP
Flash Flood
At JAMESTOWN
Flash Flood
At TUOLUMNE
Flash Flood
At SONORA
Flash Flood
3 miles S of DARDANELLE. Damage estimate: $20 thousand
Flash Flood
At SONORA
A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. NCEI gives no magnitude for this hazard.
Flood events by year
| Decade | Year that ends in 0 | Year that ends in 1 | Year that ends in 2 | Year that ends in 3 | Year that ends in 4 | Year that ends in 5 | Year that ends in 6 | Year that ends in 7 | Year that ends in 8 | Year that ends in 9 | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (part of the year) | 7 |
A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.
Flood and flash flood events are on record from 1996. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.
By month, all years
- Jan1 event
- Feb5 events
- Mar10 events
- Apr1 event
- May0 events
- Jun0 events
- Jul3 events
- Aug2 events
- Sep0 events
- Oct0 events
- Nov1 event
- Dec1 event
Beside the other counties
| Measure | Tuolumne | All counties of California | All counties of the United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood events, 1996 to 2026 | 24 | 6,810 | 177,902 |
| Events for each 100 square miles | 1.1 | 4.4 | 5.0 |
| Events for each 10,000 residents | 4.3 | 1.7 | 5.4 |
The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.
Official channels
- NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
- National Weather Service: Sacramento, CA (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
- FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.
These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on .
Cite this page
County Hazards. "Flood events on record for Tuolumne County, California". https://countyhazards.com/county/ca/tuolumne/flood/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .
Questions
- Which month has the most flood events on record for Tuolumne County?
- March has 10 of the 24 flood events on record from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.
- How many flood events are on record for California?
- NCEI has 7,136 flood events on record for California from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
- How does Tuolumne County compare with the other counties of California?
- The counties of California have 4.4 flood events for each 100 square miles. Tuolumne County has 1.1.