Alert archive / California / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Sacramento, CA
NWS Sacramento, CA issued this tornado warning at Apr 17, 1993, 4:43 PM PDT for Butte County, Plumas County, Tehama County, California. It was in force for 62 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 17, 1993, 4:43 PM PDT (23:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 17, 1993, 5:45 PM PDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Sacramento, CA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Butte County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Tehama County, CA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 5:20 PM PDT | Tornado F0 | Chico, CA | A tornado touched down in the center of Chico near Fourth Street and Chico State University. The brief touchdown resulted in damage to a number of trees, and was observed by local authorities. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.