Bad weather in California: Fresno spotted tornado (video)

The national weather service (NWS) confirmed that yesterday, January 17, in the second half of the day in Clovis (Fresno County, California) formed a tornado.

According to eyewitnesses, a huge crater was seen in the sky in the area of Herndon and Academy around 15.30 on Thursday.

A funnel cloud is different from a tornado only to those that does not concern land, but meteorologists have confirmed that Fresno it «landed».

TORNADO WATCH: The National Weather Services confirmed a tornado was spotted in Fresno County earlier today.https://t.co/vfAzInIAwc pic.twitter.com/VWRQdmjsTc

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According to preliminary information, nobody was injured, but was damaged several buildings, as witnesses observed wood debris after the violence of the elements.

Winter tornadoes formed in the U.S. increasingly, say experts, even in areas outside the so-called «tornado alley». For example, a tornado that has swept across the state of Washington in December 2018, has become a powerful since 1986. And in January, a tornado swept through Ohio. Fortunately, no one was hurt, but the strong gusty wind damaged several buildings and knocked down dozens of trees.

«Tornado alley» is the informal term for the United States, where there is the greatest number of tornadoes. It covers the territory of States Texas (North) Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota (Eastern part) and Eastern Colorado.

In October 2018, scientists reported that the alley shifts East of the United States. It alarmed the experts as the States, towards which the alley «drifts» more populous.

However, the leader among States in the number of tornadoes continues to be the Lone star state — Texas.

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