El Macero, CA Live Doppler Radar

Live radar for El Macero, Yolo County: every NWS radar combined, rain, snow and ice colors, flash-flood risk, storm tracks and official warnings.

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What weather hits El Macero?

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged river or areal flooding on 28 days in the Central Yolo and Northeast Solano Counties Including Woodland and Davis forecast zone and Yolo County — the most common reported hazard around El Macero, mostly in January and February. Next come damaging thunderstorm winds (4 days) and debris flows (2 days).

Hazard	Days reported	Most recent	Worst on record
Flooding	28	Apr 2026	Jan 1, 2023 · $11 million damage
Damaging thunderstorm winds	4	Mar 2023	Jan 10, 2023 · $20,000 damage
Debris flows	2	Jan 2017	Jan 11, 2017 · $392,000 damage
Flash flooding	1	Jan 1997	—
Wildfires	1	Sep 1999	—

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1996–2026 (the latest year is partial). A "day" is a date with at least one report in the Central Yolo and Northeast Solano Counties Including Woodland and Davis forecast zone and Yolo County; damage is as reported, not adjusted for inflation.

Which radars cover El Macero?

The closest NEXRAD Doppler radar is KDAX (Sacramento, CA), about 3 miles south. Radar beams climb as they travel, so the height of the lowest scan over town decides how low in a storm the radar can see.

Radar	Distance	Lowest beam over El Macero	View
KDAX Sacramento, CA	3 mi south	100 ft	Excellent — the lowest scan sees close to the ground
KBBX Beale AFB, CA	66 mi north	5,200 ft	Good — most storms and steady rain or snow show clearly
KMUX San Francisco, CA	97 mi south	9,100 ft	Fair — the beam can pass over shallow snow and low-level rotation

Beam height is the center of the 0.5° scan above the radar, with standard refraction. Mountains near a radar can block it further.

Tornado & hail history near El Macero

Since 1950, NOAA has recorded 22 tornadoes within 25 miles of El Macero, 1 of them EF2/F2 or stronger. Most came in February and March. The strongest was an F2 on February 7, 1978, which touched down about 17 miles northeast of town. The most recent was an EF0 on November 8, 2022, which touched down about 25 miles southeast of town.

Hail: 5 reports of 1-inch or larger hail within 25 miles since 1955; the largest was 1.00-inch hail on September 28, 2019.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center — tornadoes 1950–2025, hail 1955–2025. Distances are to each tornado's track; ratings before February 2007 use the original Fujita scale.

On TALON you get El Macero's live radar loop, rain/snow/ice colors, flash-flood risk, storm tracks with arrival times and NWS warnings free; close-up radar and rotation detection are part of TALON Pro.

El Macero radar FAQ

Where is the nearest weather radar to El Macero, CA?

KDAX (Sacramento, CA), about 3 miles south. KBBX (Beale AFB, CA) is 66 miles away and also covers the area.

How often does El Macero flood?

Since 1996 the National Weather Service has logged river or areal flooding on 28 days in the Central Yolo and Northeast Solano Counties Including Woodland and Davis forecast zone and Yolo County. TALON's free flash-flood risk layer shows, every 2 minutes, how close the rain that has fallen is to what it takes to flood — turn it on under Layers.

Is TALON's radar for El Macero free?

Yes — the US radar loop, rain/snow/ice colors, flash-flood risk, storm tracks and NWS warnings are free in any browser. Close-up radar, rotation detection and longer forecasts are part of TALON Pro.

Should I rely on radar for my safety?

No app replaces official warnings. When the National Weather Service issues a warning for El Macero, follow it right away — see watch vs. warning.

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