{"id":280339,"date":"2026-04-22T14:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/280339\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T14:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:38:08","slug":"tornado-destroys-barn-and-topples-trees-on-clovis-property-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/280339\/","title":{"rendered":"Tornado Destroys Barn and Topples Trees on Clovis Property"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) \u2014\u00a0Mangled sheet metal, toppled trees and a power pole snapped like a twig. It was anything but a normal day for Don Wright.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cAll of a sudden, it sounded like a freight train,\u201d says Don Wright, Clovis Resident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Asleep inside when he tells Action News, a tornado tore through his Clovis property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">RELATED:\u00a0<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" href=\"https:\/\/abc30.com\/post\/nws-says-tornado-is-responsible-tearing-apart-atwater-home\/18938994\/\" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NWS says tornado is responsible for tearing apart Atwater home<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cIt was whipping. I had never seen it that powerful here in the Valley,\u201d says Wright.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">In a matter of seconds, his family\u2019s horse barn was lifted by the strong wind gusts and sent flying through the air, landing yards short of their home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The property is located off Highway 168. A video taken near Academy Avenue shows the dark funnel cloud as it left behind a trail of destruction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">According to a local storm report from the National Weather Service, the damage was consistent with an EF1 tornado, meaning peak wind gusts could have reached 110 miles per hour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cIt took us all by surprise. When\u2019s the last time you heard anyone getting their place torn up by a tornado around here?\u201d says Wright.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">His mother was inside her home on the property when a tree fell on the roof. Luckily, she and everyone else inside at the time were okay. Their two horses were out in the pasture, shaken but untouched.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">RELATED:\u00a0<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" href=\"https:\/\/abc30.com\/post\/thunderstorms-present-possible-threat-central-valley-tuesday-afternoon\/18934710\/\" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Two tornadoes touch down in Fresno County, National Weather Service confirms<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cIt could\u2019ve been worse. The trees caught it. The bigger trees caught it,\u201d says Wright.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">PG&amp;E and fire crews responded as several power lines also went down, leaving them in the dark.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Now, Don and his family are left to clean up the scattered debris as his home appears to have gone through a washing machine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Don has lived in Clovis for nearly four decades and had never seen anything like this. With a smile, he tells me he\u2019s glad he can tell the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cKind of a metaphor for me for how close if God hadn\u2019t been watching out for us,\u201d says Wright.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Now, Don says his family will be focused on cleanup over the next several days and on dealing with insurance as they pick up the pieces.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 KFSN-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) \u2014\u00a0Mangled sheet metal, toppled trees and a power pole snapped like a twig. 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