How Likely Is a Tornado in Siskiyou County, CA?
How likely is a tornado in Siskiyou County, CA?
Siskiyou County has recorded 1 tornado touches in NOAA's 76-year database, a rate of roughly one every 76.9 years - our Minimal band. Put another way: Siskiyou County sees more tornado activity than 6% of US counties. California has 58 counties in this dataset; Siskiyou County ranks 48 of them by frequency.
Beyond the frequency band: violent history
1 weak and 0 significant tornadoes make up Siskiyou County's 1-track record - none violent. NOAA has never logged an EF4 or EF5 crossing this county.
The dollar figure Siskiyou County's rating leads to
Cost nationally: $2,890-$13,280, about $7,645 typical. California has no state rebate program confirmed here; FEMA's underlying 75% cost-share exists nationwide, but applying through a state program is what usually makes it real, and none was found for California this pass.
What a direct hit isn't required for
42,498 people live in Siskiyou County, and a tornado outbreak's power loss usually reaches far more of California than the tracks themselves touch. A portable battery unit is the faster, no-fuel way to bridge that outage.
What this number is, and is not
One caveat before relying on Siskiyou County's number: it is county-wide, and it covers about 6,279 square miles, so a single touch counts the same as one in a county a fraction of that size. Weaker pre-1990s tornadoes are also documented as undercounted in NOAA's own record. Siskiyou County has about 42,498 residents.