Tornado Warning 1, NWS Sacramento, CA

Issued

Dec 17, 1992, 2:53 PM PST (22:53 UTC)

Expired

Dec 17, 1992, 4:00 PM PST

In force

67 min

Issued by

NWS Sacramento, CA

Area

Whole counties

County Butte County, CA

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TTAA00 KRDD 172254 COR
TORRDD
CAC007-180000-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING...CORRECTION FOR DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REDDING CA
253 PM PST THU DEC 17 1992
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN REDDING HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  400 PM PST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION......
 
IN NORTH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
 
   ...EAST BUTTE COUNTY
 
...TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN BUTTE COUNTY...
 
AT 2:45 PM PST THE BUTTE COUNTY ECC REPORTED SEEING A TORNADO IN THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE CITY OF OROVILLE. THE PERSON SIGHTING THE
TORNADO REPORTED WATCHING A MOBILE HOME LIFTED OFF THE GROUND 60 TO
100 FEET. IN ADDITION THERE IS REPORTS OF AT SEVERAL AUTOMOBILES
BEING OVERTURNED.
 
THE SUSPECTED TORNADO IS ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN THE
OROVILLE AREA. THE REPORT CAME FROM THE NORTH END OF OROVILLE WITH
JUST EAST OF HIGHWAY 70.  THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT WAS TOWARDS THE
SOUTHEAST.
 
AREA REPORTS INDICATE THAT THIS WAS A SHORT TERM EVENT WITH THE TORNADO
TOUCHING DOWN IN AN AREA OF HIGHER ELEVATION THEN RISING BACK UP INTO
THE CLOUDS.  THIS IS STILL AND ACTIVE THUNDERSHOWER...HOWEVER AND
FURTHER SUCH INCIDENCES ARE POSSIBLY FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR SO.
 
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION.  ACT QUICKLY.  IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF
AVAILABLE.  OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR POSSIBLE.  AVOID WINDOWS.  ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES
FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT.

In the hours before

CAZ006>010-180600-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REDDING CA
100 PM PST THU DEC 17 1992

     ...SNOW ADVISORY TODAY FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...
  ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...

VERY COLD  AIR FROM THE YUKON AND ALASKA HAS DROPPED SNOW LEVELS TO
NEAR 1000 FEET OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND UNSTABLE AIR IS PRODUCING
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. SATELLITE PICTURES AND RADAR
REPORTS FOR MEDFORD AND SACRAMENTO SHOW SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND THEN DRIFTRING OVER
THE INLAND VALLEYS.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED SNOW FALLING FROM
NEAR THE OREGON BORDER TO THE MOUNTAIN AREAS EAST OF CHICO. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS RANGE FROM A TRACE TO OVER 4 INCHES. AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS COULD WELL BE HIGHER.

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 6
INCHES FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTIANS AND 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN
THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE PARK NORTHWARD.

GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE AT THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE PASSES...MAKING DRIVING
CONDITIONS DIFFICULT AT TIMES.

PERSONS TRAVELING INTO OR THROUGH THE MOUNTIANS SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST W>EATHER AND
ROAD REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTING. ROAD CONDITIONS ARE AVAILABLE FROM
CALTRANS BY CALLING 1-800-427-7623 IF YOU HAVE A TOUCH-TONE PHONE.

BOWMAN

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