Highest risk cities in California
Highest tornado risk cities in California
Ranked city list for severe outbreak corridors, based on 1592/1592 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.
P85-based state reference
Tornado score
8/100
Updated Mon, Sep 21, 2:54 PM.
1592/1592 eligible cities evaluated
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Top 25 cities by tornado score from 1592 evaluated locations.
#1
Costa Mesa, CA
46 points above the state reference
#2
Long Beach, CA
34 points above the state reference
#3
Airport, CA
30 points above the state reference
#4
Bystrom, CA
30 points above the state reference
#5
Calwa, CA
30 points above the state reference
#6
Empire, CA
30 points above the state reference
#7
Fresno, CA
30 points above the state reference
#8
Mayfair, CA
30 points above the state reference
#9
Parklawn, CA
30 points above the state reference
#10
Tarpey Village, CA
30 points above the state reference
#11
Carson, CA
27 points above the state reference
#12
Compton, CA
27 points above the state reference
#13
West Carson, CA
27 points above the state reference
#14
Fullerton, CA
23 points above the state reference
#15
Stanton, CA
23 points above the state reference
#16
Blythe, CA
19 points above the state reference
#17
Newport Beach, CA
19 points above the state reference
#18
Bertsch-Oceanview, CA
15 points above the state reference
#19
Crescent City, CA
15 points above the state reference
#20
Del Aire, CA
15 points above the state reference
#21
Dillon Beach, CA
15 points above the state reference
#22
Encinitas, CA
15 points above the state reference
#23
Hanford, CA
15 points above the state reference
#24
Hawthorne, CA
15 points above the state reference
#25
Home Garden, CA
15 points above the state reference
How this ranking works
Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across1592/1592 eligible cities evaluated.
Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale. The state benchmark is a p85-based state reference, not an arithmetic average.
City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.