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NOUS46 KSTO 120329
PNSSTO
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
800 PM PST WED APR 11 2012
LOCAL STORM SURVEY REVEALS AN EF1 TORNADO 4 MILES WEST OF
FRENCH CAMP, CALIFORNIA AROUND 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON IN
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY.
WIND SPEED: ESTIMATED WINDS OF 90 MILES PER HOUR.
LOCATION: NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HOWARD ROAD
AND SOUTH ROBERTS ROAD, APPROXIMATELY
4 MILES WEST OF FRENCH CAMP.
TIME: AROUND 1PM.
STORM TRACK: EYEWITNESSES STATED THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN
IN A GROVE OF VERY SMALL WALNUT TREES ABOUT
1 TO 1.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOWARD ROAD AND
ROBERTS ROAD DOING LITTLE DAMAGE. THE TORNADO
TRACKED TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST ABOUT 1 MILE AND
TOTALLY DESTROYED A 40 FT BY 25 FT GARAGE, TIPPED
OVER AN EMPTY TRACTOR TRAILER, AND REMOVED SEVERAL
SHINGLES FROM THE ROOF OF THE NEARBY HOME. NO
DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED NORTH OF HOWARD ROAD.
INJURIES: NONE
EF SCALE
EF RATING 3 SECOND GUSTS (MPH)
0 65-85
1 86-110
2 111-135
3 136-165
4 166-200
5 OVER 200
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