Tornado Hits California's Central Valley

0:00It's April 22nd. Welcome in. This is California News Today, where local news meets AI. A tornado ripped through California's Central Valley on Tuesday, confirmed by the National Weather Service as an EF-1 with winds from 86-2. 110 miles per hour. It touched down around 5.24 pm. Pacific daylight time, about 11 miles northeast of Clovis, snapping and averuding trees in its path. Earlier that afternoon, around 2 pm, the weather service put out multiple tornado warnings for spots north of Fresno, including Aubrey and Toe House as a strong spring storm rolled in. Local schools jumped into action with shelter-and-place orders while those warnings were active, keeping kids safe amid the threat. Damage crews also spotted strong winds tearing through Merced County, knocking down trees near Balako and Cressy, plus hitting a farm and house near, at water. Storm teams are still checking the full scope, but this quick hitter shows how these spring systems can pack a punch even in the Valley stay alert out. There as we watch for more updates.