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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTornado warning in effect for Tehama County, Calif.; between Redding and Corning.
Hail and reported funnel clouds, nearing Gerber, between Redding and Corning.
Heading on path to Los Molinos.
Wow....not the normal thing.
ghostsinthemachine
(3,569 posts)Be safe everyone. Not that unusual of an occourance however.
laundry_queen
(8,646 posts)Really?
ghostsinthemachine
(3,569 posts)Even had a tornado in Folsom a couple of weeks ago. I lived in a house in Folsom that was hit by a tornado back in the eighties. So out in the valley, not too unusual.
laundry_queen
(8,646 posts)That "winter" means "tornadoes" (that totally tickles this Canadian's funny bone - that's summer over here)
I'm saying tornadoes, in general, are not exactly 'common' in California. Just like they aren't common where I live. I get that they happen (just like an F4 happened where I live when I was 12. In July.) but it doesn't mean it's 'usual'.
ghostsinthemachine
(3,569 posts)When we have an actual winter.
ghostsinthemachine
(3,569 posts)laundry_queen
(8,646 posts)You don't have to convince me. I'm a bit of a storm chaser (by proxy) and I get it. I know there are mini-tornado alleys everywhere. However, when I use the term 'usual' I'm not talking about 'for the area'. For instance, tornadoes are not uncommon 'for my area' in July. But realistically, tornadoes (especially F4s) are pretty rare in my area in general especially if you were to compare it to the midwestern US in, say, May. Do you see what I'm trying to say? we are talking semantics now so I'm going to bow out.
LeftyMom
(49,212 posts)The geography here doesn't really lend itself to powerful ones. So there will be one up in some north valley town that consists of two trailer parks, an Indian casino and a WalMart, and if it's a real monster it'll take out eight feet of rickety fence and a backyard shed. On the ground and helicopter footage of shed bits in a field will lead the local news.
XemaSab
(60,212 posts)Nobody tell Tom Friedman.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)Odin2005
(53,521 posts)nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)in California and usually they start as water spouts.
This though is inland.
LeftyMom
(49,212 posts)particularly the map.
The poster immediately above is leading you badly astray: the area in question is an inland glacial plane and is as likely to be effected by a waterspout as by a sharknado. Southern Californians and coastal dwellers tend to forget that most of the state is north and inland.
Xolodno
(6,330 posts)During the last El Nino I was moving my Fiance to So Cal from Oregon. The rain got so hard after Redding we opted for a hotel. Next day...saw massive flooding and got through the I5 on one lane at times. We've been married for 17 years. And ironically, love seeing the rain here in So Cal. Can kind of guess where were we are going to retire..
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)this one, we are working media...
I laugh, since pretty much to get to a scene, same skill set.