EF1 tornado — El Dorado County, California

EF1 tornado in El Dorado County, California

Tornado December 24, 2015 · El Dorado County, California

EF1

Rating

6.2 mi

Path length

100 yd

Path width

$1.0M

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 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 tornado touched down at Folsom Lake, and tracked eastward through El Dorado Hills, damaging business and home roofs, and knocking down fences and trees. The tornado continued eastward about 6 miles into Cameron Park, though it was not on the ground continuously. More roofs, trees, and fences were damaged in Cameron Park. No injuries were reported, though a large tree narrowly missed falling on a vehicle with a family of 4.

The wider storm

A storm from the Gulf of Alaska brought over 2 feet of mountain snow, with lighter amounts into the foothills. Severe thunderstorms developed behind a cold front on the afternoon of the 24th and produced 2 tornadoes, one touching down in El Dorado Hills, the other in Ceres.

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 605920. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

EF1 tornado in El Dorado County, California

What the National Weather Service wrote

The wider storm

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