Funnel Cloud in Merced County, California

Funnel Cloud May 4, 2023 · Merced County, California

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A cooperative observer observed a funnel cloud over Dos Palos.

The wider storm

An upper level low pressure system moved slowly inland across central California on May 4. The low brought enough moisture and instability to the area for scattered showers and thunderstorms to develop across the area. While precipitation amounts were generally a quarter of an inch or less, some stations in Merced and Mariposa Counties measured between a quarter and three quarters of an inch of rainfall. In addition, some of the thunderstorms produced funnel clouds as the environment was highly sheared.

Began near South Dos Palos (36.9860, -120.6365).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1085037. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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