No, you do not need to file for an extension. According to the IRS, "The IRS automatically identifies taxpayers who reside or have a business in the covered disaster areas and applies filing and payment relief. This means if you qualify for this relief, you don't need to request an extension of time to file or an extension of time to pay."
Also, for California residents, the IRS has limited the extension to certain areas, individuals, and households affected by severe winter storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides that reside or have a business in Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Sierra, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne and Yuba counties qualify for tax relief.
See links below:
IRS Extends Disaster Relief
IRS Tax Relief
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