The National Weather Service has issued a tornado alert for San Mateo County. The alert lasts until 11:30 a.m. A funnel cloud has hit Santa Rosa, the Press Democrat reports.
TORNADO WARNING FOR... SAN MATEO COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SAN MATEO...SAN CARLOS...REDWOOD CITY...MILLBRAE...FOSTER CITY...BURLINGAME...BELMONT...
* UNTIL 1130 AM PDT
* AT 1058 AM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR HALF MOON BAY...OR 10 MILES WEST OF BELMONT... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HILLSBOROUGH AND HALF MOON BAY
Instructions:IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.