Lightning TrackerOakland storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Oakland, CA, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in Oakland by the numbers
Severe storms reach Oakland a handful of times a year: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 86 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 57 hail reports, 29 damaging-wind reports and 0 tornado reports. On average that is 4.2 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in January, March, December, when 66% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 0 hail reports, 7 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Oakland.
Latest storm reports near Oakland
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2026 | Damaging wind | 16 mi N · Contra Costa Co. |
| Dec 25, 2025 | Damaging wind | 14 mi SW |
| Dec 24, 2025 | Damaging wind | 20 mi SW |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Damaging wind | 16 mi SW |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Damaging wind | 24 mi NW |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Damaging wind | 6 mi SE |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Damaging wind | 12 mi NE |
| Mar 30, 2024 | Hail 0.25″ | 13 mi NE |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Damaging wind | 9 mi W |
| Feb 4, 2024 | Damaging wind | 20 mi S |
One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.
Storm reports by year
Storm season in Oakland
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Oakland
Oakland averages 2.9 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 0.50 inches — about the size of a marble — reported 10 miles from the city centre on Nov 29, 2018. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Oakland
No tornadoes have been reported within 25 miles of Oakland since 2016.
Storm alerts for Oakland on your iPhone
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Storm trackers near Oakland
Questions about storms in Oakland
Does Oakland get a lot of severe storms?
Oakland averages 4.2 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.
When is storm season in Oakland?
Most severe-weather reports around Oakland come in January, March, December.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Oakland?
0.50 inches (marble size) on Nov 29, 2018, 10 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Oakland?
No tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016.
How do I get storm alerts for Oakland?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Oakland, CA. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.
How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Oakland, CA. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 27, 2026.