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Flood — Santa Clara, CA

Dec 14, 2024

An intense storm system came through the Bay Area and Central Coast through the night of Friday December 13 into Saturday December 14 as a cold front combined with a developing low pressure system off the California coast, causing numerous weather impacts throughout the region. Among the notable impacts from the system, a confirmed EF1 tornado touched down in Scotts Valley, the first recorded tornado warning in San Francisco received significant public and media attention, strong gusts associate

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1229338). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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