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California, 2025
The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.
Events by hazard
Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2025 was 1,679 against 2,571 in 2024.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan 2025 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | — | 17 | 9 |
| 7 Jan 2025 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | — | 17 | 9 |
| 7 Jan 2025 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | — | 12 | 4 |
| 7 Jan 2025 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | — | 12 | 4 |
| 21 Jun 2025 | El Dorado | Thunderstorm Wind | 45 mph | — | 8 | — |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Forecast zone | Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 3 | — |
| 26 Jul 2025 | Forecast zone | Dense Fog | — | — | 3 | — |
| 26 Dec 2025 | Colusa | Flood | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| 19 Sep 2025 | San Bernardino | Flash Flood | — | $10,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 Dec 2025 | Shasta | Flash Flood | — | $7,000,000 | 1 | — |
| 7 Jan 2025 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 55 mph | $200,000 | 1 | — |
| 4 Feb 2025 | Sonoma | Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 5 Feb 2025 | Sonoma | Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Monterey | Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 18 May 2025 | Forecast zone | Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 19 May 2025 | Forecast zone | Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 3 Aug 2025 | Forecast zone | Heat | — | — | 1 | — |
| 20 Dec 2025 | Forecast zone | Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 24 Dec 2025 | Sacramento | Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 26 Dec 2025 | Mono | Avalanche | — | — | 1 | — |
| 24 Dec 2025 | Forecast zone | Strong Wind | 40 mph | — | 1 | — |
| 14 Nov 2025 | Sutter | Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 2 Sep 2025 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | $25,000,000 | — | 1 |
| 2 Sep 2025 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | $25,000,000 | — | — |
| 5 Feb 2025 | Sonoma | Flood | — | $10 | — | 2 |
| 2 Jul 2025 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | — | — | 2 |
| 2 Jul 2025 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | — | — | 2 |
| 12 Dec 2025 | Forecast zone | Dense Fog | — | — | — | 2 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 60 mph | $120,000 | — | 1 |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 70 mph | $80,000 | — | 1 |
| 25 Aug 2025 | Imperial | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50,000 | — | 1 |
| 4 Feb 2025 | Marin | Flood | — | $10 | — | 1 |
| 4 Feb 2025 | San Francisco | Strong Wind | 20 mph | — | — | 1 |
| 26 Apr 2025 | Riverside | Hail | 0.50 in | — | — | 1 |
| 25 Sep 2025 | Mono | Hail | 0.25 in | — | — | 1 |
| 24 Dec 2025 | San Bernardino | Flood | — | $3,000,000 | — | — |
| 25 Aug 2025 | Imperial | Flash Flood | — | $2,500,000 | — | — |
| 24 Dec 2025 | San Bernardino | Flood | — | $1,500,000 | — | — |
| 3 Feb 2025 | Modoc | Flood | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 30 Jul 2025 | Forecast zone | Tsunami | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.
Federal disaster declarations in 2025
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2025 | FM-5612 | Fire management assistance | Fire | 2-7 Fire | 1 |
| 8 Aug 2025 | FM-5605 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Canyon Fire | 1 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | FM-5551 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Hurst Fire | 1 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | FM-5550 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Eaton Fire | 1 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | DR-4856 | Major disaster | Fire | Wildfires And Straight-Line Winds | 1 |
| 7 Jan 2025 | FM-5549 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Palisades Fire | 1 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2025 date of loss
255 NFIP claims, 148 of them paid, for $9,216,786.
Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.