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EF1 tornado in San Luis Obispo County, California

Tornado February 7, 2024 · San Luis Obispo County, California

EF1
Rating
4.9 mi
Path length
50 yd
Path width
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A brief EF1 tornado impacted the Los Osos area. The tornado traveled about 5 miles with estimated wind speeds of 95 MPH. Numerous trees were uprooted and damaged power poles, buildings and vehicles.

The wider storm

A second, very strong, winter storm impacted Southwestern California. Rainfall totals were very significant across the area. Los Angeles county reported rain totals of 4 to 14 inches, Ventura county reported 2 to 10 inches, Santa Barbara county reported 4 to 12 inches and San Luis Obispo county reported 2 to 5 inches. With the heavy rainfall, numerous reports of flooding were received. In the mountains, very significant snowfall was reported with amounts in the 1 to 3 foot range. Also, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes were reported.

Began near Baywood Park (35.2993, -120.8132).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 San Luis Obispo County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1164932. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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