:::SCREENSHOT::: Very large radar ring off Nor-Cal coast! Tornadoes are forecast for Central Sacramento Valley

Site where I took screenshot:

[link to www.krcrtv.com]

Does anyone else think this thing is unnatural?

Cool, Santa Rosa REPRESENT!

wow i live in sac and this is news to me

I didn't know Calif. had tornadoes? Has that ever happened?

I looked at other sites and found a disclaimer about some radar echoes. They call it anomalous propagation, and they remove some echoes close to the radar site. May be why it looks unnatural.
[link to weather.unisys.com]

I'm in Sac and it's a cut off low(an upper level low) not really uncommon for late Spring out here.

yeah..it's going to produce some thunderstorms ad it will be a slow mover BUT NOBODY IS FORECASTING TORNADOES except you opie

HAPPENED IN DAY AFTER TOMORROW


hmmmm

Very rarely but we do get them here in the Central valley..

yeah...it's called ground clutter and it's easy to identify as it doesnt move..You'll get it in big cities and they've been become pretty good about getting rid of that..

There was quite a conversation on NOAA about the probability of them on Sunday in Central California, maybe you missed it? If it weren't 4:38am I'd spend the time finding it for you. I'm in Cali but away from the proximity of the tornado forecast. Stay safe.

Seems to me that article implies there in no moisture falling, and its just echolocations on the radar, I live in Cali, and can tell you it is raining, and there are thunderstorms as I type.

The worst of it is expected tomorrow. I'll check back and post anything new i see

socali too... once inawhile

waterspouts along the coast too

I'm not discounting the possibility but you said "forecast" and that is untrue.

We had a decent tornado(for here anyway) earlier this winter about 15 miles north of me in the Sutter Buttes(well after moving over them..provided enough lift and convection for a good cell to form..but it was the classic Cali tornado--an F0-F1 at best.

Possible we'll see one..very unlikely though..Actually nowhere in the lower 48 are there any "forecasts" for any tornadoes.

ALWAYS THE POSSIBLE THOUGH

I didnt read the article but I can also confirm rain is hitting the ground..but in some spots it's possible radar is picking up rain that is evaporating before it hits the ground called virga

Radar ring still off coast [link to www.webpagescreenshot.info]

Latest bulletin for my area...

NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
MOTHERLODE-
441 AM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY...

AN UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE CENTRAL VALLEY
AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY. USUALLY THESE COLD
SYSTEMS OCCUR DURING THE LATE WINTER AND EARLY SPRING MONTHS...
ESPECIALLY FEBRUARY THROUGH APRIL. THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP IN
THE CENTRAL VALLEY FROM THE STOCKTON AND MODESTO AREAS NORTHWARD
THROUGH THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY.

THUNDERSTORMS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOTS
OF SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 45 MPH. HOWEVER...
FUNNEL CLOUDS OR A BRIEF TORNADO OR TWO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH
STRONGER STORMS THAT DEVELOP.

PEOPLE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ARE ENCOURAGED TO MAINTAIN WEATHER
AWARENESS TODAY. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK
SHELTER INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT: [link to WEATHER.GOV]