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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
827 AM PST Sat Jan 4 2025

...January 3rd, 2025 Tornado Event...

.Overview...
Between approximately 5:18 PM and 5:21 PM local time on
Friday, January 3, 2025, a trained spotter and area
ALERTCalifornia PG&E webcam footage showed a brief
tornado about 8 miles northeast of Dairyville in an
unpopulated, barren area of Tehama County. All evidence
including radar was viewed and evaluated in coordination
with Tehama County Sheriff / Office of Emergency Services.
Meteorologists at the National Weather Service in Sacramento
made the determination based on video evidence that a brief
tornado touched down from approximately 5:18 PM until
5:21 PM. Based upon the fact that there has been no damage
or injury reports received as a result of this tornado
and there is no evidence that it impacted any structures
from the video, there will not be a damage survey team
sent to the area - as there is no damage to survey. The
preliminary determination is that this was an EF-U (unknown)
tornado that touched down for approximately 3 minutes
with a path length of 0.8 miles and unknown peak wind.

.Tornado #1...

Rating:                 EF-U
Estimated Peak Wind:    Unknown
Path Length /statute/:  0.8 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   Unknown
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             01/03/2025
Start Time:             5:18 PM PST
Start Location:         8 NE Dairyville / Tehama County / CA
Start Lat/Lon:          40.3374 / -122.0899

End Date:               01/03/2025
End Time:               5:21 PM PST
End Location:           8 NE Dairyville / Tehama County / CA
End Lat/Lon:            40.3401 / -122.0744

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data. CC/KH

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