Tornado, California's first of 2025, touches down in North State after powerful storm. Story by Jessica Skropanic and James Ward, Palm Springs Desert Sun • 20h.

A strong thunderstorm birthed a rare tornado on Friday evening near Paynes Creek in Tehama County, close to the Shasta County border in Northern California, according to meteorologists.

It’s not the first tornado recorded in Santa Cruz County — seven have occurred before, Mehle said. California sees about 10 or 11 tornadoes each year, he said. Advertisement ...

California saw the first tornado of 2025 reported in the United States, after a whirlwind made landfall Friday evening in an unpopulated area of Tehama County, ...

A tornado near a mall in central California swept up cars, uprooted trees and sent several people to the hospital. In San Francisco, authorities issued the first-ever tornado warning.

A tornado near a mall in central California swept up cars, uprooted trees and sent several people to the hospital. In San Francisco, authorities issued the first-ever tornado warning.

A winter storm in Northern California spawned a tornado on Friday, setting off a warning for people to seek shelter urgently. The tornado was confirmed around 5:30 p.m. local time near Paynes ...

A fire tornado was confirmed in the Loyalton Fire in California in 2020. A tornado was photographed inside a plume in Langdon, North Dakota on Oct. 24, 2011.