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Event Details:
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EF0 |
| -- Length | 1.14 Miles |
| -- Width | 50 Yards |
| State | CALIFORNIA |
| County/Area | KERN |
| WFO | HNX |
| Report Source | Trained Spotter |
| NCEI Data Source | CSV |
| Begin Date | 2019-04-16 15:00 PST-8 |
| Begin Location | 1NW RIDGECREST ARPT |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 35.6129/-117.6405 |
| End Date | 2019-04-16 15:05 PST-8 |
| End Location | 2SE CHINA LAKE |
| End Lat/Lon | 35.6273/-117.6304 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 1.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A low pressure system tracked into the Pacific Northwest during the evening of April 15 dropping a cold front southward into central California. The front dropped southward during the morning of April 16 producing widespread precipitation across the area. Much of the San Joaquin valley picked up between 1 and 3 tenths of an inch of rainfall while much of the Southern Sierra Nevada and adjacent foothills picked up between a quarter to half an inch of liquid precipitation. The precipitation mainly fell as snow above 7000 feet with several locations picking up between 3 and 6 inches with local amounts up to 9 inches in Yosemite National Park. Post frontal thunderstorms brought locally strong wind gusts to the crest of the Southern Sierra Nevada in Tulare County. The thunderstorms later moved further southward into the Kern County Deserts. One thunderstorm produced a small tornado which touched down in Ridgecrest then tracked northeast into San Bernadino County. Strong winds associated with this system produced widespread gusts exceeding 40 mph with a few stations reporting gusts exceeding 60 mph. This system moved east of the area by the morning of April 17 giving way to drying conditions and diminished winds. |
| Event Narrative | An EF0 touched down north of Bowman Rd. in Ridgecrest and tracked northeast. The tornado crossed Church Ave., then moved through a scrapyard and crossed into San Bernadino County. |
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.
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| LAKE ISABELLA (ZONE) | LAKE ISABELLA (ZONE) | CA | 04/16/2019 | 00:32 | PST-8 | High Wind | 56 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TEHACHAPI AREA (ZONE) | TEHACHAPI AREA (ZONE) | CA | 04/16/2019 | 03:27 | PST-8 | High Wind | 70 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| KERN COUNTY DESERT (ZONE) | KERN COUNTY DESERT (ZONE) | CA | 04/16/2019 | 13:00 | PST-8 | High Wind | 53 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| RIDGECREST ARPT | KERN CO. | CA | 04/16/2019 | 15:00 | PST-8 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| TEHACHAPI AREA (ZONE) | TEHACHAPI AREA (ZONE) | CA | 04/16/2019 | 15:14 | PST-8 | High Wind | 57 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
