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EF1 Tornado — Butte, California

2023-12-19 · near (cic)chico Muni Arpt, Butte, California

$17K

Property damage

0.4 mi

Path length

90 yds

Path width

Event narrative

National Weather Service Meteorologists surveyed storm damage in Oroville, and analyzed radar and video evidence. It was determined that an EF-1 tornado, associated with a line of thunderstorms, moved through for about 2 minutes before lifting, resulting in tree and minor structure damage.

Wider weather episode

A wet system brought periods of moderate to heavy rain with scattered thunderstorms. Lines of stronger thunderstorms brought local road flooding to portions of interior Northern California. There was also a confirmed EF-1 tornado touchdown in the Oroville area, with minor damage. Snow levels were high, with impacts limited to minor travel delays for Sierra pass levels.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1153731. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.