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| Event typeevent_type | Funnel Cloud |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 1,232,607 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 199,300 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2025-03-17T21:42:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2025-03-17T21:42:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | CALIFORNIA |
| County/zone typecz_type | C |
| County/zone namecz_name | MERCED |
| Latitudelat | 37.437 |
| Longitudelon | -120.595 |
| End latitudeend_lat | 37.437 |
| End longitudeend_lon | -120.595 |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Social Media |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | An upper trough and associated cold front pushed through central California on March 17 bringing rain, mountain snow mainly above 6000 feet and gusty winds across the West Side Hills and to portions of eastern Kern County. The precipitation arrived by the morning of March 17 and spread southward through the day. Thunderstorms broke out during the afternoon of March 17 in the cooler and unstable airmass behind the cold front. The thunderstorms produced localized nuisance flooding along with a few funnel clouds. Precipitation totals were generally a quarter to three quarters of an inch of rainfall in the San Joaquin Valley except areas on the west side of the Valley and the West Side Hills had a tenth of an inch or less due to rain shadowing. The Sierra foothills picked up between three quarters of an inch and an inch and a half of rainfall while the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada generally picked up between 1 and 2 inches of liquid precipitation and the Tehachapi Mountains picked up a half inch to an inch of liquid precipitation. The snow level was between 5500 and 6000 feet for much of this event with several higher elevation SNOTELs picking up and estimated 10 to 20 inches of new snowfall. Gusty winds prevailed along the West Side Hills and in eastern Kern County behind the cold front with several stations reporting peak gusts between 45 and 65 mph. The winds diminished and the precipitation tapered off by the morning of March 18 as the trough moved into the Great Basin Region. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | Public post on Facebook with a video on a funnel cloud north of Atwater. |
| Yearyear | 2,025 |
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