Tornado: Why did San Francisco get a warning, but not Scotts Valley?
The tornado never touched down in San Francisco. But the conditions in the atmosphere with wind speed and direction were right, said Brian Garcia, warning coordination meteorologist for National Weather Service in the Bay Area. “San Francisco got lucky,” he said.
Why didn't Scotts Valley receive a Tornado Warning? Here's what National Weather Service says
On Saturday, the National Weather Service issued the first-ever Tornado Warning in San Francisco, a tornado that never happened. But later in the day, Scotts Valley residents received a warning, but it was not a Tornado Warning on the EF1 twister.
National Weather Service explains reasoning for not issuing Tornado Warning for Scotts Valley
The National Weather Service is offering an explanation as to why a tornado warning wasn't issued for Scotts Valley as the EF1 tornado reached the grounds near a busy shopping center on Saturday. The initial survey from the NWS found the event lasted from 1:39 pm to 1:44 pm.
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