BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. — A Tornado Warning for parts of Butte and Plumas counties, including the Meadow Valley, Belden and Tobin areas, has ended, according to the National Weather Service.
The warning was in effect until 4:30 p.m.
The potential exposure area for the warning included about 350 people, down from roughly 16,700 people when the warning included areas such as Yankee Hill, Berry Creek and Kelly Ridge.
Tornado Risk in Context
The Sacramento and northern San Joaquin Valley have been relatively calm through the expected thunderstorm activity Monday, but the risk remains through the evening hours.
The Storm Prediction Center maintains a 5% risk of tornadoes in the valley from Chico to Galt.
Widespread showers and limited sunshine since the morning hours have helped to stymie thunderstorm development apart from a few areas, including a storm that produced pea-size hail near Willows.
Monday still has all the ingredients to be an impactful severe weather day.
The Storm Prediction Center issued a level 2 out of 5 “slight” risk for severe weather for Monday in the Southern Sacramento and northern San Joaquin Valley.
Slight risk days in California are rare. There aren't a lot of them in the area, but they do happen and Monday is one of those days.
“Residents in the area (Chico, Yuba City, Sacramento, Stockton, and Modesto) are advised to pay close attention to the weather today and have plans for severe weather threats if anything develops,” wrote NWS Sacramento in their area forecast discussion Monday afternoon.
Since 1970, Sacramento County has had 15 confirmed tornadoes and San Joaquin County has had 17. Tuolumne County had its first confirmed tornado last March near Tuttletown.
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