The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in Central California's Madera County on Friday.
The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in Central California's Madera County on Friday.
Viewers reported the tornado touched down at Berenda Elementary School in the Madera Acres area. Video shows the damage it left behind at the campus. Our sister station, ABC30 in Fresno, was told parents received a text alert to pick up their children, while students were taken to the cafeteria for safety and advised to stay away from windows.
A Tornado Warning had been issued in Madera County, Mariposa County and Merced County but the warning expired after 4:45 p.m. Friday.The tornado came amid Blizzard and Winter Storm Warnings, which are in effect for the Sierra Nevada this weekend.
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