#Tornado @NWSHanford confirms this tornado touched down near Coarsegold Friday. #abc30insider Anitra Byrum captured these pics from Chowchilla near RD 13 & AVE 25. NWS says EF0 tornado touched down 9 miles SW of Coarsegold at 9:45 am Friday. No damage or injuries reported. @ABC30 pic.twitter.com/JCadYiviNc
— Reuben Contreras (@reubencontreras) February 16, 2019
It hit about 9:45 am Friday 9 miles southwest of Coarsegold.
An EF0 Tornado was observed on this video, confirmed through environmental and radar data. Approximate location is 9 miles SW Coarsegold at 9:45am Friday Feb 15. No damage or injuries reported. Thanks to @NWSHanford weather watcher Anitra for sharing.https://t.co/iUejtJ7Tfe
— NWS Hanford (@NWSHanford) February 16, 2019
No damage or injuries have been reported.
This is one of three tornadoes that have hit the Valley within the span of weeks - an extremely unusual occurrence.
A funnel cloud was also observed in the skies above Sanger later Friday afternoon, but this one did not touch the ground.
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