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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1244 PM PDT THU APR 23 2026
..NWS HANFORD STORM SURVEY OF APRIL 21 2026 TORNADO
TUESDAY EVENING, FROM 6:33 PM PDT TO 6:34 PM PDT, A TORNADO
STRUCK TERRA BELLA, CA IN TULARE COUNTY. THE TORNADO WAS CONFIRMED
AFTER A STORM SURVEY TEAM FROM NWS HANFORD,
COMPOSED OF METEOROLOGISTS ALEX COOKE AND STEPHEN MCCOY,
ASSESSED DAMAGE AT THE SITE ON APRIL 23RD.
THIS IS THE 4TH TORNADO VERIFIED FROM APRIL 21 2026.
FOUR CONFIRMED TORNADOES TIES THE RECORD FOR MOST
TORNADOES IN ONE DAY ACROSS THE NWS HANFORD
AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY.
NWS HANFORD GRACIOUSLY THANKS THE PUBLIC, LAW
ENFORCEMENT, MEDIA, EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND FIRST
RESPONDERS FOR THE INFORMATION SHARED, WHICH MADE THIS
SURVEY POSSIBLE.
TERRA BELLA TORNADO
RATING: EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.27 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 20 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: APRIL 21 2026
START TIME: 6:33 PM PDT
START LOCATION: TERRA BELLA, CA, TULARE COUNTY
START LAT/LON: 35.9598 / -119.0447
END DATE: APRIL 21 2026
END TIME: 6:34 PM PDT
END LOCATION: TERRA BELLA, CA, TULARE COUNTY
END LAT/LON: 35.9590 / -119.0399
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH
EF5.....>200 MPH
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.
AC/SM/KM
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