California, 2000

Tornado in California, February 27, 2000

February 27, 2000 · NWS HNX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
$25,000
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

The radar

The San Joaquin Valley radar (KHNX), 61 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:56 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Fresno

When
February 27, 1:59 PM PST to 2:04 PM PST
Where
Fresno County, 3 mi WSW of Kerman
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
25 yd
Crop damage
$25,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
36.700, -120.117

Numerous almond trees knocked down in a rural area of Fresno County. Eyewitness accounts indicate rotational motion in almond blossom petals, more than 20 fallen trees in the debris field, and the movement of irrigation pipe as indicators. Event reported to the NWS several hours afterwards. Tornado traveled from east and ending heading northeast. This tornado developed on the south end of the line of convection referenced in the Madera County tornado event.

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5135440.