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  • Tornadoes in California Damage Dozens of Homes

    Tornadoes touched down during storms in Northern California Wednesday evening, including one twister in west Roseville, near Sacramento, leaving dozens of homes damaged.

    The National Weather Service confirmed that the tornado hit between 6:15 p.m. and 6:20 p.m. Wednesday.

    According to Division Chief Kathy Finney of the Roseville Fire Department reports were received about damage in the area of Pleasant Grove Boulevard and Monument Drive, west of Fiddyment Road, at 6:43 p.m.

    Between 12 and 20 houses suffered roof and fence damage, Finney said.

    No injuries were reported and no residents were displaced as a result of the tornado.

    The twister left a trail of debris extending up to 300 yards, with a width of 20 to 30 yards, as it traveled through northwest Roseville.

    A tornado also touched down in Ordbend, in Glenn County, the weather service said. There were reports of at least four twisters, which are rare for California.
     
    Northern and Central California were hit with heavy rains and hail Wednesday. The storm dropped a quarter-inch of rain in downtown Sacramento and 0.36 inches at Executive Airport. Lincoln received 0.53 inches. San Francisco saw only about a half an inch of much needed rain. The city has received less than half of its average rainfall since last summer.
     
    Northern California was this week in the midst of what forecasters were predicting would be the longest stretch of wet weather yet this year for the state, which has been suffering through a drought.
     
    Showers were likely to continue through the weekend and possibly into next week. Especially heavy rain is predicted from Friday afternoon through Sunday morning, when the Sacramento Valley could get another half-inch to more than an inch of rain. The southern Bay Area may receive up to a half-inch of rain, and the northern Bay Area could get as much as 1 to 2 inches, said Holly Osborne, a meteorologist with the weather service in Sacramento. The Sierra Nevadas could receive 1 to 2 feet of snow above 7,000 feet.

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  • Several Tornadoes Hit Northern California [Video]

    The National Weather Service announced the touchdown of several tornadoes in California on Wednesday.

    Jeff Ranieri, chief meteorologist of the NBC Bay Area, said that there were reports of six funnel clouds and four tornadoes in the region. The National Weather Service confirmed two of the tornadoes, which is a rare occurrence in California.

    The tornadoes touched down in Northern California during a storm. There was also a report of a twister that was spotted near Sacramento. There were about a dozen homes that were damaged, and the twister left a 300 yard-long path scattered with debris.

    Another tornado reportedly hit near Placer County at about 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday. It damaged fences and roofs of about 12 to 20 houses in the area. Fortunately, none of the residents were harmed in the process. According to Rob Baquera, the spokesperson for the fire department, the debris brought about by the tornado stretched to a hundred yards in length.

    A tornado was also spotted and recorded in Glenn County by YouTuber Coti Benitez.

    Video of tornado forming

    Baquera said that everyone in the affected areas did the right thing by seeking shelter when the tornado landed. He also said that they are in recovery mode as, “there were a few people a bit shaken up as they saw the cloud roll over them.”

    Central and Northern California have been experiencing rains and heavy winds. San Francisco also experienced heavy rain in the morning, but the water level is still low, as the state is experiencing drought. Sources say that San Francisco has received less than half of the rainfall it experienced last summer.

    Reports indicate that the rains could last through the weekend and even through early next week. Sacramento meteorologist Holly Osborne warned local residents to wear their rain boots and bring their umbrellas, due to the expected unsettling weather.

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