EFU Tornado — San Joaquin, California

2022-04-21 · near Terminous, San Joaquin, California

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1024940. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.