Family working to repair Atwater home after Tuesday's Tornado damage

ATWATER, Calif. (KFSN) -- Powerful winds from a tornado that touched down successful the North Valley near harm down astatine an Atwater property, wherever workers spent Wednesday moving successful and retired to statesman repairs aft the outpouring storm.

Juan Carlos Arriaga said helium witnessed the aftermath firsthand aft stepping retired of a car with his gramps adjacent the household spot connected Tuesday.

"That upwind could've done a batch to america if we were extracurricular oregon something. It could've astir apt picked america up, too," Arriaga said.

Arriaga recalled however rapidly conditions worsened arsenic the tempest moved done the area.

"It started raining. My grandpa got frightened and started saying we should get retired of the car due to the fact that the car was going to flip," helium said.

While Arriaga and his gramps were outside, his grandma was wrong the house, wherever she felt the storm's impact.

"My grandma started crying due to the fact that she said the location was shaking," Arriaga said.

The tornado damaged his grandparents' home, impacting the extortion and shattering windows. Trees connected the spot were besides toppled.

The National Weather Service said Tuesday's tornado successful Atwater was the strongest of 3 that deed Central California.

"What was astir notable astir that tornado was that it took extortion material, astir apt aluminum oregon immoderate different metal, and it twisted similar licorice astir powerlines," said Kris Mattarochia with the National Weather Service.

Roofing pieces were near scattered crossed the property.

On Wednesday, workers were seen connected apical of a barn, patching harm near down by the storm. Evidence of the tornado's unit was disposable passim the property, including a structure that was ripped from the crushed and pushed to the broadside of the home.

Despite the destruction, the household said an altar adjacent the location remained standing, thing they judge symbolized extortion during the storm.

For the family, the acquisition is 1 they said they had ne'er been done and volition not forget.

"Just looking astatine each of this, it's bittersweet due to the fact that we're utilized to each the structure and having each the animals sheltered," said Ana Madrigal, an Atwater resident.

Arriaga said the harm was particularly hard to spot fixed the family's circumstances.

"It's truly bittersweet to spot and I'm benignant of bittersweet for them due to the fact that they don't person that overmuch wealth and it's bittersweet to spot their worldly got destroyed," helium said.

The household said they are grateful nary 1 was wounded and that their animals are safe.

They expect repairs to outgo respective 1000 dollars and person acceptable up a GoFundMe leafage to assistance screen the expenses. Clickhere to donate to the family's GoFundMe.

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