3 Tornadoes Hit Central California, Damage Reported

0:00National Weather Service just confirmed three tornadoes hit Central California on Tuesday. The first was an EF-0 near Biola around 2.10 pm, packing 70 mph winds over a short 50-yard path. Then two EF-1s followed, one northeast of Clovis and another west of Atwater, both carving half-mile paths with winds up to 110 mph. Survey teams checked out damaged spots like Floyd and Clinton avenues by Biola, Academy and Shepherd near Clovis and Atwater Jordan Road by Central. Avenue. These twisters lasted from two to nine minutes, with widths hitting 150 yards at the widest. Folks in the area were stunned, especially since tornadoes aren't common in the valley. A family in Atwater saw their home torn up, and one Clovis resident woke up to his horse barn, destroyed and trees toppled. No one got hurt, but they're now dealing with clean up and insurance claims. The details are still preliminary, and might shift after final reviews from NWS Hanford.

1:00It's a rare spin for the region, reminding us weather can surprise anywhere. Keep watching those skies out west, as teams wrap up their assessments and share more soon. From your city, powered by AI, this is California News Today.