3 tornadoes officially touched down in Central California Tuesday, NWS confirms

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Storm Survey Team study from the National Weather Service successful Hanford confirms 3 tornadoes officially touched down successful Central California connected Tuesday.

Meteorologists Brandolyn Baeza, Alex Cooke and Kris Mattarochia assessed harm adjacent Biola (located astatine Floyd and Clinton avenues), harm 8.5 miles northeast of Clovis (located astatine Academy and Shepherd avenues) and harm 3 miles westbound of Atwater (located astatine Atwater Jordan Road & Central avenue).

The archetypal tornado touched down adjacent Biola arsenic an EF-0 astatine 2:10 p.m and lasted 2 minutes. The tornado's estimated upwind highest was 70 mph, and its way magnitude was 50 yards, portion its width was 5 yards.

Meteorologists accidental the 2nd and 3rd tornadoes were rated arsenic EF-1's.

The tornado successful Atwater touched down astatine 3:30 p.m. and lasted 9 minutes with an estimated upwind highest of 110 mph. Its way magnitude was fractional a mile, and its width was 150 yards.

Action News reported connected the harm to an Atwater location believed to beryllium caused by the EF-1 tornado. Those who captured the tornado connected video were successful disbelief.

"I person a nephew that lives successful Kansas. I was like, 'Dude, you're the 1 successful Kansas. We're the ones successful Atwater. There's not expected to beryllium nary tornadoes implicit here. They're expected to beryllium implicit there," said witnesser Jesus Duran.

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Duran's household was location erstwhile the tempest passed through, but nary injuries were reported.

The tornado conscionable northeast of Clovis touched down astatine 5:09 p.m. and lasted 7 minutes with an estimated upwind highest of 95 mph. Its way magnitude was besides fractional a mile but its width was 75 yards.

Clovis nonmigratory Don Wright told Action News helium was dormant erstwhile the EF-1 tornado tore done his property, destroying his family's equine barn.

"It was whipping. I had ne'er seen it that almighty present successful the Valley," Wright said.

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Wright says his household volition beryllium focused connected cleanup and dealing with security arsenic they statesman to prime up the pieces.

NWS Hanford adds the reported accusation is inactive preliminary and could alteration during a last review.