Funnel Cloud in Amador County, California

Funnel Cloud April 27, 2016 · Amador County, California

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A funnel cloud was reported just outside of Plymouth.

The wider storm

A weather system resulted in thunderstorms developing across the Southern Sacramento and Northern San Joaquin valley and adjacent foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The storms resulted in half inch hail deep enough to cause slick road conditions, and slight damage to a carport. Lightning struck a tree, causing a portion of it to split off. An EF0 tornado was also observed that uprooted a eucalyptus tree and moved a shed off it's foundation.

Began near Lake Alpine (38.4800, -120.8400).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 Stanislaus County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 633012. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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