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Storm reports for November 15, 2015
On November 15, 2015, 2 hail, 2 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 1 state.
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On November 15, 2015, 2 hail, 2 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 1 state. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in El Dorado County, CA.
Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.
Storm reports by state
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.00″ |
Cities with hail reported within 5 miles
| City | Population | Largest report |
|---|---|---|
| Auburn, CA | 13,780 | 0.75″ |
Hail reports (2)
| Time (UTC) | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 22:35 | 1.00″ | El Dorado County, CA |
| 21:20 | 0.75″ | Placer County, CA |
Damage, injuries and deaths
National Weather Service offices recorded about $1 million in property damage and $200,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (5 events in 1 state). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.
| County | Events | Injuries | Deaths | Property damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanislaus County, CA | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1 million |
| Butte County, CA | 1 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Placer County, CA | 1 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
What the National Weather Service wrote
- Stanislaus County, CA (near Denair) · Tornado EF1 · $1 million
“A severe thunderstorm produced a tornado with multiple touch downs that moved through the north section of Denair, CA touching down around 1:54 pm PST and ending around 2:15 pm PST on Sunday, November 15, 2015. There were no injuries.” - Placer County, CA (near Newcastle) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $20,000
“A mobile home in Newcastle had the outer roof and carport ripped off around 2:13 pm PST, with little other damage to neighboring home except for some tree branches. The damage was determined to due to straight line winds from a microburst.” - Butte County, CA (near Biggs) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · $20,000
“Trees and power lines were knocked down in east Biggs by winds from a microburst. The California Highway Patrol, Cal Fire-Butte County and Pacific Gas and Electric responded to reports of downed power lines on Dos Rios Road in East Biggs.” - Placer County, CA (near Ophir) · Hail 0.75″
“Dime size hail pile up and covered the road, causing slippery conditions.”
Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.
NWS Tornado Damage Surveys for November 15, 2015
National Weather Service survey teams mapped 4 tornado paths from this storm day (4 EF1), 28 miles in all. The map above draws each surveyed path as the NWS mapped it, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, in place of the straight start-to-end line.
| Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF1 | 110 mph | 16.1 mi | 810 yd | 0 / 0 | 04:13–04:38 UTC | NWS Dodge City |
| EF1 | 104 mph | 5.3 mi | 460 yd | 0 / 0 | 04:38–04:47 UTC | NWS Dodge City |
| EF1 | – | 3.9 mi | 200 yd | 0 / 0 | 01:27–01:39 UTC | NWS Dodge City |
| EF1 | 100 mph | 3.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 / 0 | 21:54–22:10 UTC | NWS Sacramento |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.
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