Published: November 15,2015
A possible tornado spotted in Denair, California, caused minor damage and a flurry of social media activity Sunday afternoon.
The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office tweeted that a church roof was damaged, as well as some homes and several trees. Deputies and fire crews are reportedly on the scene.
(Stanislauss County Sheriff's Department)
“A
few thunderstorms developed in parts of northern and central California
on Sunday afternoon as an upper-level trough, or southward dip in the
jet stream, moved into the West,” said weather.com meteorologist Linda
Lam. “There was enough instability that a possible tornado developed
near Denair and quarter-size hail was reported in Coloma. This same
storm system will continue to push eastward and will bring the threat of
severe weather to the Plains and South early this week.”
Denair tornado damaged some houses and knocked down several trees. No known injuries at this time.
Church roof has been damaged by the Denair tornado.
According to The Modesto Bee, there were no immediate reports of injury.
NWS has not yet confirmed if it was a tornado.
The
Sacramento office dispatched two separate storm reports of quarter
sized hail covering the ground in El Dorado county and dime sized hail,
enough to pile up and cover roads, in Placer county.
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