Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Update: Tornado warning issued for Sutter, Yuba counties

Tornado hits Yuba City

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) ?

The National Weather Service said five tornadoes touched down in Northern California on Monday, according to preliminary reports.

Tornadoes were reported south of Yuba City in Sutter County, near Palermo in Butte County, near Browns Valley in Yuba County, south of Elk Grove and at Higgins Corner in Nevada County.

Site surveys will be conducted on Tuesday.

The National Weather Service issued seven tornado warnings in a half-dozen counties during a four-hour period.

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The first tornado was reported near Yuba City at 3:15 p.m.

?I could see it coming down. I thought for sure it hit our house, but it didn?t,? said Camille Heffley of Yuba City.

Sutter County Fire Department Battalion Chief John Shalowitz said firefighters could see the tornado touch down from their station in a mostly rural area about two miles south of Yuba City.

A couple hundred people in Sutter and Yuba counties were without power because of downed lines caused by the tornado activity, according to PG&E. Most had their power resorted as of Monday evening.?

Captain Ken Clark of the Yuba County Fire Department told KCRA 3 that crews were responding to downed trees, fences, and power lines in the area.

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