Tornadoes Hit California: Unusual Weather Event

0:00California just got a wild weather wake-up call with three confirmed tornadoes touching down on Tuesday, April 21st. The big one hit Clovis in the Central Valley, packing winds up to 125 mph and earning an EF-1 rating from the damage. It left behind. Forecasters spotted the perfect storm brewing that day, with ground temps hovering near 70 degrees while the upper atmosphere chilled out at, minus 22 degrees, that combo of warm air rising and cold air dropping set the stage for rotation. People out west know earthquakes and wildfires all too well, but tornadoes, not so much. In Clovis, it peeled the metal roof off a barn and snapped tree trunks like twigs, but no major injuries reported. The other two twisters spun up earlier, both quacking in as milder EF-0s. National Weather Service meteorologist Carlos Molina noted they figured one might pop, but three in one day stands out as pretty unusual. This clash of air masses shows how unpredictable the skies can get, even in sunny California.

1:04Keep eyes peeled for more twists ahead. This has been California News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with The Story.