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EF0 Tornado — Glenn, California

2010-03-08 · near Chrome, Glenn, California

$50K

Property damage

0.2 mi

Path length

20 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A rancher observed a tornado passing along a road, over a pond and then through a barn. A storm survey was done at the site, with the tornado rated as an EF0. The main damage was the roof of the barn was peeled back. A small trailer also suffered minor damage.

Wider weather episode

Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed in the afternoon. A tornado was reported in the town of Chrome, Glenn County. This tornado damaged the roof of a barn. A funnel cloud was sighted near Cottonwood. Thunderstorms also dropped small hail and locally heavy rain over many locations in the northern Central Valley and into the Motherlode.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 218977. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.