Hail history in Los Angeles, CA
On average, NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of Los Angeles on 0.1 days a year from 2016 to 2025, 0.0 of them with hail 1 inch or larger. NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of Los Angeles on 1 day since 2010. The largest hail reported was 0.88 in, in 2024. March has the most hail days, 1 since 2010. The most recent was March 24, 2024. NOAA also recorded high wind on 5 days, with gusts up to 81 mph.
Ranks #177 of 200 US cities for days with hail 1 inch or larger, 2016 to 2025.
- Hail days since 2010
- 1
- Largest hail
- 0.88 in
- Highest gust
- 81 mph
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
1 hail day within 15 miles since 2010, largest 0.88 in
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
Hail days by year
Bar chart of hail days per year, 2010 to 2026. 1 hail days in total; the most was 1 in 2024.
Hail days by month
Hail days by month since 2010: Jan 0, Feb 0, Mar 1, Apr 0, May 0, Jun 0, Jul 0, Aug 0, Sep 0, Oct 0, Nov 0, Dec 0.
Most recent hail days
| Date | Largest hail | Nearest report |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2024 | 0.88 in | 14.4 mi |
About this data
- Distances are from the center of Los Angeles, not from any one property. Look up a street address below for a single building.
- Reports come from trained spotters and the public, so they cluster near towns and roads.
- No report does not mean no hail. Hail can fall where no one is there to report it.
- This is not a damage or insurance assessment.
5 high-wind days within 15 miles since 2010, strongest gust 81 mph
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
Most recent high-wind days
| Date | Highest gust | Nearest report |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2026 | Not recorded | 3.6 mi |
| Feb 16, 2026 | 81 mph | 0.1 mi |
| Oct 14, 2025 | 55 mph | 11.3 mi |
| Mar 12, 2025 | 64 mph | 12.1 mi |
| Feb 7, 2024 | 71 mph | 13.3 mi |
About this data
- Distances are from the center of Los Angeles, not from any one property. Look up a street address below for a single building.
- Reports come from trained spotters and the public, so they cluster near towns and roads.
- No report does not mean no hail. Hail can fall where no one is there to report it.
- Wind speed is the highest reported gust; some reports have no speed.
- This is not a damage or insurance assessment.
Gusts, tornadoes and hurricanes in Los Angeles
Estimated peak gusts
No day since October 1, 2021 had an estimated peak gust of 58 mph or more at Los Angeles.
| Day | Estimated peak gust |
|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2025 | 50 mph or more |
Estimates: the highest gust of each storm day in NOAA’s hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. Analyses like this smooth out short thunderstorm gusts, so they are best for widespread wind (hurricanes, winter storms, high wind days); for thunderstorm wind, NOAA’s wind reports are the better record. Not a measurement at any building.
Tornadoes within 10 miles
NOAA recorded 10 tornadoes whose path came within 10 miles of Los Angeles since 1950; the strongest was rated EF2.
| Day | Rating | Path length | Closest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2014 | EF0 | 0.73 miles | 7.3 miles |
| Dec 28, 2004 | EF0 | 0.5 miles | 7.2 miles |
| Jan 17, 1993 | EF0 | 0.7 miles | 6.4 miles |
| Sep 30, 1983 | EF1 | 0.3 miles | 7.7 miles |
| Mar 1, 1983 | EF2 | 3.5 miles | 2.9 miles |
| Nov 9, 1982 | EF0 | 0.1 miles | 7.2 miles |
| Feb 9, 1978 | EF0 | 1 miles | 6.2 miles |
| Apr 18, 1967 | EF0 | 0.3 miles | 5.1 miles |
| Nov 9, 1964 | EF1 | 1 miles | 6.2 miles |
| Jan 18, 1955 | EF1 | 3 miles | 6.7 miles |
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center. Ratings before 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
No hurricane or tropical storm in NOAA's records brought modeled tropical-storm-force winds (39 mph) to Los Angeles.
Modeled from NOAA’s best tracks for open, flat ground; not measurements. How we model hurricane winds
1 radar hail day within 15 miles since 2020, largest 1.0 in or more
Source: NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), from October 14, 2020. Estimates of the largest hail in each 1 km cell, not measurements.
1 day with radar hail 1 inch or larger, 0 at 2 inches or larger, within 15 miles of Los Angeles’s center.
Biggest radar hail days
- 0.75 in+
- 1.0 in+
- 1.5 in+
- 2.0 in+
- 2.5 in+
- 3.0 in+
Most recent radar hail days
| Date | Largest radar estimate |
|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2021 | 1.0 in or more |
Storms in Los Angeles
An NWS Oxnard study says Santa Ana winds can blow violently in heavily populated parts of the Los Angeles Basin, most often between October and February, with December the most frequent month.1 An NWS Oxnard study found that damaging north to north-northeast winds off the San Gabriel Mountains hit the San Gabriel Valley about once every 3 to 5 years, and extreme widespread events about once every 10 to 20 years.2
Notable storms
- February 16, 2026Strong thunderstorms produced an 81 mph gust at the Saddle Peak sensor and knocked down trees in Hollywood and South Los Angeles.3,4,5
- January 7, 2025Santa Ana winds combined with mountain waves produced gusts up to 100 mph in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, including 84 mph at Burbank Airport and 59 mph at Santa Monica. The winds led to a wildfire outbreak that included the Palisades and Eaton fires.6,7
- March 22, 2023An EF1 tornado with peak winds near 110 mph touched down for 2 to 3 minutes in a Montebello industrial and warehouse district. NWS Los Angeles called it the strongest tornado to hit the Los Angeles metro area since March 1983. It damaged 17 structures, 11 of them significantly, and injured one person.8,9
- December 12, 2014A weak EF0 tornado touched down in South Los Angeles near View Park and traveled about 0.7 mile. It damaged the roof of an apartment complex, two home roofs and a steel billboard.10
- December 1, 2011A north to northeast windstorm from the night of November 30 into December 1, 2011 left over 350,000 San Gabriel Valley residents without power and uprooted trees from La Canada Flintridge to Monrovia. An NWS Oxnard study estimated about $40 million in damage.2,11
- March 1, 1983An F2 tornado tracked 3.5 miles through South Central Los Angeles, damaging 50 homes and seven businesses and ending about a mile short of the Civic Center. It injured 30 people, and NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $25 million in property damage.12,13
Warnings and alerts
NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard issues the forecasts and warnings for the city.14 The City of Los Angeles sends free emergency alerts by phone, text and email through NotifyLA.15
Sources
- 1. NWS Oxnard: Santa Ana Winds and the Fire Outbreak of Fall 1993 (NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS WR-230)
- 2. NWS Oxnard (Western Region Technical Attachment 16-02): Damaging Downslope Wind Events in the San Gabriel Valley of Southern California
- 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Los Angeles County, February 16, 2026
- 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Hollywood, February 16, 2026
- 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, South Los Angeles, February 16, 2026
- 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: High Wind, Eastern San Fernando Valley, January 7, 2025
- 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: High Wind, Los Angeles County Beaches, January 7, 2025
- 8. Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University: Public Information Statement: NWS Damage Survey Assessment for 3/22/2023 Montebello Tornado (NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard)
- 9. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Tornado, Los Angeles County, March 22, 2023
- 10. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Tornado, Los Angeles County, December 12, 2014
- 11. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: High Wind, San Gabriel Valley, December 1, 2011
- 12. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Tornado, Los Angeles County, March 1, 1983
- 13. Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management: History of Tornadoes, Funnel Clouds and Waterspouts that Impacted the L.A. County Operational Area
- 14. NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard: Point Forecast: Los Angeles CA
- 15. City of Los Angeles Emergency Management Department: NotifyLA: LA City Emergency Alerts
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Questions about hail in Los Angeles
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
- How often does it hail in Los Angeles?
- NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of Los Angeles on 0.1 days a year on average from 2016 to 2025, 0.0 of them with hail 1 inch or larger. Since 2010 it recorded 1 hail day.
- When is hail season in Los Angeles?
- March has the most hail days within 15 miles of the center of Los Angeles, 1 since 2010.
- What is the largest hail recorded in Los Angeles?
- 0.88 in, in 2024: the largest hail NOAA recorded within 15 miles of the center of Los Angeles since 2010.
- When did it last hail in Los Angeles?
- NOAA's most recent hail report within 15 miles of the center of Los Angeles is from March 24, 2024, with hail up to 0.88 in reported 14.4 miles from the center. Data through November 1, 2026.