Confirmed California Tornado

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16 Feb 2019 11:37 AM
A confirmed report of an EFO tornado was reported in Madera County, California Friday afternoon from radar signatures and video images. The twister churned in the area just south of Coarsegold, CA at 9:45 AM Friday morning.  There are no reports of damage or injuries as the location was in a rural area of the state. As seen from this image taken by a WeatherNation viewer, you are able to see the wall cloud lowering from the base of the thunderstorm, and the tornado nearing the ground. Check out this amazing video of the twister below! https://twitter.com/i/status/1096824812884844544 For WeatherNation, I'm Meteorologist Greg Rule
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