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Brief EF‑U Tornado Confirmed Near Vina, California

Video with radar evidence prompted a preliminary confirmation without a damage survey.

NOAA’s Warn-on-Forecast Flags Tornado Risk Up to an Hour Early, Peer-Reviewed Study Finds

NWS Probes Possible Tornado or Landspout at Pescadero Farm After Violent Wind Damage