EF1 Tornado — Stanislaus, California

2015-11-15 · near Denair, Stanislaus, California

Event narrative

A severe thunderstorm produced a tornado with multiple touch downs that moved through the north section of Denair, CA touching down around 1:54 pm PST and ending around 2:15 pm PST on Sunday, November 15, 2015. There were no injuries. About 21 homes were impacted, 2 of them with major damage, but most with minor roof damage. Many fences were knocked down. Numerous trees and tree branches were brought down, including several large trees and numerous sections of trees in walnut groves. Power lines were knocked down causing local power outages. The multiple touch down path was about 3 miles long. The damage path was about 175-200 yards at the widest point.

Wider weather episode

A Pacific front moved through interior Northern California bringing rain and mountain snow. Increased shear and instability developed in the afternoon that producing severe storms with large hail and an EF1 tornado.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 605791. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.