Tornado Touches Down Near Biola, Heads Towards Fresno

0:00A tornado just touched down near Biola, about 8 miles west of Fresno, right at 2.37 p.m. today. Law enforcement confirmed it, and the National Weather Service issued a warning for Madera and Fresno counties until 3 p.m. That twister is barreling northeast at 15 miles per hour, heading straight toward Fresno, Bonadel Ranchos, Madera Ranchos, and the Friant area. Officials are calling it damaging, with flying debris that could wreck roofs, windows, and cars. Fools and Clovis Unified are on full shelter-in-place lockdown. No end-of-day pickups or bus runs until the warning lifts. Families are getting updates as soon as it's safe, and everyone's hunkering down in basements or interior rooms on the lowest floors. Storms are raging across the Central Valley, with a marginal risk for severe weather, in Fresno, Madera, and Merced counties, think funnel clouds. Thunder, lightning, gusty winds, and small hail through 7 p.m. Higher spots like Yosemite National Park and China Peak Ski Resort are even seeing.

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