EF0 Tornado — Colusa, California

2013-02-19 · near Maxwell, Colusa, California

Event narrative

A brief landspout tornado was reported by the public and verified as a landspout by video footage. This tornado was rated as an EF0 that occurred at approximately 2PM in a field south of Fairview Rd by Danley Rd. No damage and no injuries were associated with this tornado.

Wider weather episode

A deep, cold winter storm hit northern California after nearly 2 months of relatively dry weather pattern. This system began in the early morning hours of Feb. 19th and continued through the evening. This brought a significant amount of snowfall to the Sierra foothills and up to 10-12 of snow in the higher Sierra. A multi-car pile-up occurred due to the snow amounts. Furthermore, this system produced two landspout tornadoes in the Central Valley, and several funnel clouds, gustnados, and small hail were reported. Rainfall amounts ranged between 0.5 to 0.50 for the lower elevations.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 426458. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.