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pinboy3niner

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28. One report says: 389 tornados in CA since 1950

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Reply #23)

Fri Apr 13, 2012, 12:47 AM

Apr 2012

Since records have been kept, though, no one has ever been killed by a tornado in CA. Stockton's tornado yesterday was rated EF-1 by NWS.

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The Emergency Broadcast System just announced a tornado warning for San Mateo County (N.Cal) [View all] bluesbassman Apr 2012 OP

Ok that is definitely NOT tornado alley nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #1

yeah right. A Tornedo of dillatants. OffWithTheirHeads Apr 2012 #2

You think the NWS is lying? nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #3

A tornado struck near Stockton yesterday pinboy3niner Apr 2012 #11

WTF?? RandySF Apr 2012 #4

More energy in the atmosphere due to the increase in global temperatures nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #5

I remember that hailstorm dumped 6 feet of hail! zappaman Apr 2012 #7

Sounds like further down the peninsula. So. SF, Daly City, San Mateo. bluesbassman Apr 2012 #6

Crazy. It is rattling my entire building. There has been nothing like this in the 25 years I've Luminous Animal Apr 2012 #13

Thunderstorms and hail for two days in a row, and a funnel cloud yesterday. NYC_SKP Apr 2012 #8

Apparently one ripped the roof off a small building this morning. bluesbassman Apr 2012 #10

The thunder is so intense in San Francisco it is shaking my 3 floor building. Luminous Animal Apr 2012 #9

Poor thing. I'm over in the tri-valley, we'll be getting it in a half hour or so. bluesbassman Apr 2012 #12

It's raining at a good pace in the north bay, but there's not a lot of wind here at the moment n/t DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2012 #14

Wow that Rain Really Poured For A Spell HangOnKids Apr 2012 #18

If you don't hear from me tomorrow, send in the search dogs. Starry Messenger Apr 2012 #15

It could not be that bad nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #17

It seems to be passing actually. I've heard there's a lightning fire in Millbrae Starry Messenger Apr 2012 #19

We collectively made fun of the East Coast nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #22

Well, that's what journalists/storm chasers do, eh? zappaman Apr 2012 #25

Your posts are like watching an old man rub himself against a stop sign. Starry Messenger Apr 2012 #31

"Your posts are like watching an old man rub himself against a stop sign." zappaman Apr 2012 #32

keep us posted as you can grasswire Apr 2012 #16

WTF??!! My best friend lives in East Palo Alto and this is NOT tornado alley by any means. Oh no, Ecumenist Apr 2012 #20

I moved here in part to get away from tornados. RandySF Apr 2012 #21

Is that normal? Blue_In_AK Apr 2012 #23

No...this is way out of tornado alley. nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #24

Depends on what your definition of "normal" is zappaman Apr 2012 #26

One report says: 389 tornados in CA since 1950 pinboy3niner Apr 2012 #28

We've got rain and a few bolts here sakabatou Apr 2012 #27

Yes its true. Left Coast2020 Apr 2012 #30

Definitely moving East. We're getting high wind and thunder now. n/t bluesbassman Apr 2012 #29

That's weird. n/t FourScore Apr 2012 #33