Video shows one of two tornadoes that touched down near Fresno, California Tuesday. Marble-sized hail was also reported.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tStorm chaser video shows a funnel cloud, uprooted tree, hail and street flooding in Madera, California, on April 21. Two tornadoes were reported near Fresno.\n\t<\/p>\n
\n\tA rare set of tornadoes briefly touched down in Central California on Sunday, marking two of only a handful of tornadoes the state averages per year.\n<\/p>\n
\n\tVideo from Storm Chaser Chris O’Neal in Madera, just north of Biola<\/a>, showed a funnel cloud twisting in the sky and some tree damage. The National Weather Service (NWS) said a tornado was reported at 2:12 p.m. near Biola, 9 miles west of Fresno, then another tornado touched down at 6:38 p.m. east of Fresno<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n \n\tHail falls in Madera, California on April 21, 2026. (Chris O’Neal)\n<\/p>\n \n\tThe second tornado was rated an EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale<\/a>. Funnel clouds were also reported in Terra Bella, 60 miles southeast of Fresno, and near Milpitas, just north of San Jose.\n<\/p>\n \n\tMarble-sized hail covered the ground in Madera<\/a>, while trees were reported down in Livingston and Atwood. The same system responsible for the tornadoes also generated a wind gust of 103 mph on the top of Mount Mammoth.\n<\/p>\n \n\tStorm chaser video shows a funnel cloud in Madera, California on April 21, 2026. (Chris O’Neal)\n<\/p>\n