Rare tornado touches down in Northern California; also, the Lyrid meteor shower is coming up

About this episode

The episode discusses a rare tornado in Northern California and the upcoming Lyrid meteor shower.

Video shows a rare tornado touched down near Vina, California Sunday, but it couldn't be rated on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. Also, the first meteor shower in more than three months is about to peak, and viewing conditions are nearly ideal this year due to the moon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Topics covered

• tornado
• meteor shower
• weather
• California
• astronomy

Keywords

• tornado
• California
• Lyrid meteor shower
• weather
• astronomy
• Enhanced Fujita Scale
• viewing conditions

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Northern California, Vina

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