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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Sacramento, CA

April 8, 2026Butte County, Colusa County, Sutter County, California

NWS Sacramento, CA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 8, 2026, 6:23 PM PDT for Butte County, Colusa County, Sutter County, California. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 8, 2026, 6:23 PM PDT (01:23 UTC)
Expired
Apr 8, 2026, 7:00 PM PDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Sacramento, CA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Butte County, CA, Colusa County, CA, Sutter County, CA

The radar

The Beale AFB radar (KBBX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Sacramento, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 8, 5:37 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSTOColusa, Sutter38 min
Apr 8, 7:22 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSTOButte, Glenn23 min
Apr 8, 7:32 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSTOButte, Colusa, Glenn43 min
Apr 8, 7:39 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSTOButte, Glenn27 min
Apr 9, 11:46 AM PDTWinter Storm WarningSTO3 days
Apr 9, 3:36 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSTOShasta14 min
Apr 9, 3:46 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSTOTehama29 min
Apr 9, 4:09 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSTOTehama36 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in California, 2026Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.