323  
WWUS56 KSTO 200017  
SVSSTO  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
417 PM PST MON FEB 19 2024  
 
CAC007-063-200030-  
/O.CON.KSTO.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-240220T0030Z/  
PLUMAS CA-BUTTE CA-  
417 PM PST MON FEB 19 2024  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM PST FOR  
SOUTHWESTERN PLUMAS AND EAST CENTRAL BUTTE COUNTIES...  
 
AT 416 PM PST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR BUCKS LAKE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS  
LIKELY.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
EAST QUINCY, STORRIE, BELDEN, BALD EAGLE MOUNTAIN, MEADOW VALLEY,  
BUCKS LAKE, AND TOBIN.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST  
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A  
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER  
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  
 
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE  
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3974 12129 3982 12138 3987 12138 4006 12128  
3988 12092 3971 12118  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 217DEG 46KT 3985 12121  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
 

 
 
KH  
 
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