The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Funnel Cloud |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 176,484 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 30,138 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2009-05-18T23:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2009-05-18T23:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | CALIFORNIA |
| County/zone typecz_type | C |
| County/zone namecz_name | TULARE |
| Latitudelat | 36.410 |
| Longitudelon | -118.580 |
| End latitudeend_lat | 36.410 |
| End longitudeend_lon | -118.580 |
| 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 | Trained Spotter |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | While high pressure was strengthening over the West Coast, an upper-level low off Baja California began spinning subtropical moisture into California from the southeast. A few thunderstorms developed over the Southern Sierra Nevada on the 17th, but convection was widespread across the region the next day. By the afternoon of May 18th, thunderstorms had developed over the Kern County desert near Edwards Air Force Base, and over extreme southeastern San Luis Obispo County. The latter storm drifted north into the far western portion of Kern County. Four Severe Thunderstorm Warnings were issued during the afternoon; two verified, including the storm near Edwards Air Force Base. There was a lull in the activity around sunset, then an upper-level disturbance moved northwest along the Southern Sierra Nevada, triggering another round of thunderstorms. The strongest storms were over the mountains of Madera and Mariposa Counties, and as these thunderstorms collapsed, outflow winds caused more storms to develop. Ultimately, the thunderstorms propagated westward into Merced County before finally ending late in the evening. Rainfall from these storms mostly was under a tenth of an inch, although Yosemite Valley recorded 0.33 inch, with a quarter inch of rain falling in one hour. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | A trained spotter reported a funnel cloud. |
| Yearyear | 2,009 |
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