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EF0 Tornado — Tehama, California

2021-04-25 · near Kirkwood, Tehama, California

$10K

Property damage

2.0 mi

Path length

50 yds

Path width

Event narrative

There was an EF-0 tornado that touched down in Tehama County on Sunday evening around 5:45 pm in the town of Capay, just north of Orland and the Glenn County border. This was video-recorded by a resident in a nearby field between Watkins Rd. and Capay Rd. No damage was observed in this 15 second touchdown.

The tornado touched down again about 2 miles to the east, on Post Ave between 4th and 5th Avenues. Minor damage was reported at 2 homes, including a damaged carport, roof tiles, sheds, and trees. There were also around 40 orchard trees damaged or uprooted.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (39.8205, -122.1381)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 955153. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.