Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale F0
-- Length .2 Miles
-- Width 30 Yards
State CALIFORNIA
County/Area MERCED
WFO HNX
Report Source TRAINED SPOTTER
NCEI Data Source PDS
Begin Date 2006-03-28 14:48 PST
Begin Location 1SE MERCED
Begin Lat/Lon 37.28333/-120.46667
End Date 2006-03-28 14:53 PST
End Location 1SE MERCED
End Lat/Lon 37.3/-120.46667
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 10K
Crop Damage
Event Narrative A trained spotter noted a funnel cloud approaching the city of Merced and tracked the northward movement of that funnel. At 1448 PST the funnel removed half of the corrugated roof of a farm maintenance shop and lifted it up and over adjacent power lines to the north. Eyewitness accounts indicated rotation and movement of the lowest level clouds toward the NE approximately 0.19 miles. Other than two ground contact points, beginning and end of the damage track, there was no evidence of any other ground contact from the funnel. Analysis by a local structural engineer aided in the assignment of the F0 rating.


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Event Map:

Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
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All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
MERCED MERCED CO. CA 03/28/2006 14:48 PST Tornado F0 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 10.00K 0.00K