Hail history in Visalia, CA
On average, NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of Visalia on 0.2 days a year from 2016 to 2025, 0.1 of them with hail 1 inch or larger. NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of Visalia on 3 days since 2010. The largest hail reported was 1.25 in, in 2016. 2 of those days had hail of 1 inch or larger. April has the most hail days, 3 since 2010. The most recent was April 5, 2024. NOAA also recorded high wind on 4 days, with gusts up to 58 mph.
Ranks #168 of 200 US cities for days with hail 1 inch or larger, 2016 to 2025.
- Hail days since 2010
- 3
- Largest hail
- 1.25 in
- Highest gust
- 58 mph
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
3 hail days within 15 miles since 2010, largest 1.25 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. 3 hail days in total; the most was 1 in 2012.
Hail days by month
Hail days by month since 2010: Jan 0, Feb 0, Mar 0, Apr 3, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2024 | 0.75 in | 1.4 mi |
| Apr 24, 2016 | 1.25 in | 9.8 mi |
| Apr 11, 2012 | 1.0 in | 8.5 mi |
About this data
- Distances are from the center of Visalia, 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.
4 high-wind days within 15 miles since 2010, strongest gust 58 mph
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
Most recent high-wind days
| Date | Highest gust | Nearest report |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2023 | 40 mph | 12.9 mi |
| Apr 2, 2019 | 49 mph | 9.7 mi |
| Mar 21, 2017 | 58 mph | 11.3 mi |
| May 9, 2011 | 52 mph | 10.8 mi |
About this data
- Distances are from the center of Visalia, 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 Visalia
Estimated peak gusts
No day since October 1, 2021 had an estimated peak gust of 58 mph or more at Visalia.
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 3 tornadoes whose path came within 10 miles of Visalia since 1950; the strongest was rated EF2.
| Day | Rating | Path length | Closest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2008 | EF0 | 2.03 miles | 0.7 miles |
| Feb 28, 1991 | EF1 | 0.2 miles | 7 miles |
| Apr 5, 1980 | EF2 | 15 miles | 7.7 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 Visalia.
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 0.75 in or more
Source: NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), from October 14, 2020. Estimates of the largest hail in each 1 km cell, not measurements.
0 days with radar hail 1 inch or larger, 0 at 2 inches or larger, within 15 miles of Visalia’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 |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2021 | 0.75 in or more |
Storms in Visalia
NWS Hanford says March and April mark the start of the spring storm season in the San Joaquin Valley, and most tornadoes on record in its seven-county area have come from February to April.1
Notable storms
- June 22, 2022A severe thunderstorm early on June 22, 2022 moved through Tulare and then Visalia, and an NWS Hanford warning cited nickel-size hail and gusts near 40 mph. The storm downed trees, cut power and sank eight boats at Kaweah Lake.2
- April 24, 2016Late on April 24, 2016, a public report in NOAA's storm records put hail at 1.25 inches across in Tulare, about 10 miles south of Visalia.3
- April 11, 2012From April 11 to 13, 2012, back-to-back storms brought severe thunderstorms with hail up to 1.75 inches to the central and southern San Joaquin Valley, including a wide swath of accumulating large hail across northern Tulare County. NWS Hanford put agricultural and crop damage from the hail across Kings, Tulare, Fresno and Merced counties at close to $100 million.4
- January 27, 2008Just after noon on January 27, 2008, an EF0 tornado with peak winds estimated at 60 to 70 mph touched down near a mobile home park on Visalia's west side and likely ran up to 2 miles northeast. An NWS survey found uprooted trees, some fallen onto homes, plus damaged shingles, carports and fences. NOAA's storm records list $750,000 in property damage.5
Warnings and alerts
Severe thunderstorm warnings for Visalia come from the NWS San Joaquin Valley/Hanford office.6 AlertTC, Tulare County's mass notification system, sends emergency messages by phone, text and email, and one profile can cover several addresses in the county.7
Sources
- 1. NWS Hanford: Tornado Statistics for the WFO San Joaquin Valley-Hanford County Warning Area
- 2. Visalia Times-Delta: Early morning thunderstorm with 'nickel-size hail,' sinks 8 boats at Kaweah
- 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Tulare County, April 24, 2016
- 4. NWS Hanford: Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - April 2012
- 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Tornado, Tulare County, January 27, 2008
- 6. National Weather Service: Forecast for 4 Miles E Visalia CA
- 7. County of Tulare: About AlertTC
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Questions about hail in Visalia
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
- How often does it hail in Visalia?
- NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of Visalia on 0.2 days a year on average from 2016 to 2025, 0.1 of them with hail 1 inch or larger. Since 2010 it recorded 3 hail days.
- When is hail season in Visalia?
- April has the most hail days within 15 miles of the center of Visalia, 3 since 2010.
- What is the largest hail recorded in Visalia?
- 1.25 in, in 2016: the largest hail NOAA recorded within 15 miles of the center of Visalia since 2010.
- When did it last hail in Visalia?
- NOAA's most recent hail report within 15 miles of the center of Visalia is from April 5, 2024, with hail up to 0.75 in reported 1.4 miles from the center. Data through November 1, 2026.