Tornado in San Joaquin County, California

Tornado April 21, 2022 · San Joaquin County, California

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Not rated

0.0 mi

Path length

16 yd

Path width

EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

Not rated. NOAA lists no rating for this tornado. Ratings come from surveying damage, and the National Weather Service now records “EFU” (unknown) when a tornado hit nothing a survey team could rate.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A brief, weak EF-U tornado touched down in a field with no reports of damage or injury. Video evidence received from trained weather spotter. Peak wind unknown with a width of less than 50 feet and path length of less than 100 feet.

The wider storm

A weather system brought snow to the Sierra Nevada and southern Cascades as well as severe weather to the Central Valley. Chain controls and mountain travel delays were observed. Chain controls were in effect on I-80 from 11:50 pm on the 20th through 10:00 am on the 22nd.

Began near Terminous (38.1100, -121.4800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1024940. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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