EF0 Tornado — Colusa, California

2011-03-21 · near Maxwell, Colusa, California

Event narrative

At approximately 3:05 pm an EF0 tornado touched down in a pasture about 2 miles west of downtown Maxwell. The pasture is located just north of Maxwell Sites Rd., between McDermott Rd. and Danley Rd. There was no damage observed, but several witnesses observed a brief touchdown in the grassy field, which is used as pasture for a herd of buffalo. There were no injuries nor fatalities.

Wider weather episode

A brief tornado touched down near the town of Maxwell in Colusa County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 299794. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.