14-Apr-2012, 3:52 PM
Quote:Northern but more in central CA.
Also I JUST EXPERIENCED MY FIRST TORNADO TODAY!!!!!!
To celebrate, lets watch Twister now
Describe it.. It can't have been very strong, or you wouldn't be worrying about posting.
Was it confirmed by the NWS as a tornado? If not, did you see rotating debris on the ground with cloud base rotation*? If not, it might have been something else like a microburst (which can have tornado strength winds).
*When there is tornadic rotation in the clouds, it's REALLY REALLY obvious. There's no mistaking it for anything else.
Also, for fun:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mkx/?n=scary-clouds
Thankfully, most tornadoes do not look like this (enjoy the stock image, lol):
Quote:You tested your own land mine. It worked!