2 Confirmed Tornados Hit Northern California on Monday

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A snowstorm in Northern California produced two tornados on Monday.

We’re they powder-tornados?!ย We sure hope so.

According to the National Weather Sevice:

“A winter storm brought active weather to NorCal yesterday and we saw two tornadoes over Tehama County. An EF-0 near Corning and another tornado in an open field near Vina.” โ€”NOAA 1/5/21

California averages approximately 11 tornados a year.ย 

This image shows the average annual number of tornados each state experiences. | Photo courtesy NOAA

Meanwhile, two lower-intensity snowstorms are expected to slide across the West this week, bringing snowfall to lots of mountainous regions.

Check out the forecast HERE.ย 

Projected snowfall totals this week for the coming storms. | Photo courtesy Chris Tomer/Youtube

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