Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS San Joaquin Valley, CA

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED URL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
230 PM PDT TUE MAY 7 2013

...REPORT ON TORNADO EVENT IN BAKERSFIELD YESTERDAY...

AT APPROXIMATELY 710 PM PDT YESTERDAY A SMALL AND SHORT LIVED
TORNADO OCCURRED IN BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIA NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
OLD RIVER ROAD AND STOCKDALE HIGHWAY AND THE KERN RIVER. THERE WAS
NO DAMAGE REPORTED ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A WELL DEVELOPED DUST/DEBRIS
FIELD. THIS TORNADO WAS NOT RELATED TO A SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM LIKE
A TRADITIONAL TORNADO WOULD BE. IT WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY THE
INTERACTION OF THE INFLOW INTO THE THUNDERSTORM AND A GROUND BASED
CIRCULATION. THESE EVENTS ARE COMMONLY CALLED LANDSPOUT TORNADOES.
SINCE THESE ARE RELATED TO THE UPDRAFT OF A THUNDERSTORM THEY ARE
REPORTED AS TORNADOES AND THIS EVENT WILL BE ADDED TO THE STORM
PREDICTION CENTER/S OFFICIAL TORNADO DATABASE.

TORNADO REPORT:

DATE/TIME: MAY 6 2013 AT 710 PM
DURATION: 2 MINUTES
PATHLENGTH: 0.25 MILE /440 YARDS/
PATHWIDTH: 25 YARDS
LOCATION: WEST BAKERSFIELD NEAR THE KERN RIVER AND THE INTERSECTION
OF OLD RIVER ROAD AND STOCKDALE HIGHWAY
RATING: EF0
WIND ESTIMATE: 50 MPH

THANK YOU TO LOCAL MEDIA AND KRISTI SHIPMAN IN BAKERSFIELD FOR
SHARING THE EYEWITNESS VIDEO.

FOR MORE INFO CHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE VIDEO EXPLANATION OF THE TORNADO
EVENT: YOUTU.BE/PXS3X_DXEYU

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