There's a tornado warning in Contra Costa County right now

There's a tornado warning in Contra Costa County right now. Look at the text below, from the National Weather Service....

Event: Met: SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
Levels: Immediate - Severe - Observed
Expires: 13:30 PST on 2010-01-23

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
Headline: A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM PST FOR CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Description: AT 111 PM PST... TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BRENTWOOD...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF OAKLEY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... MAINLY RURAL AREAS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS

Weird! Thanks to everybody who emailed me with the information!

UPDATE: We've got pictures!

Thanks to Danny Klopfer for the top picture, and John Fink for the two bottom pictures. Amazing!

UPDATE, 3pm: The tornado warning has expired.


source : http://claycord.blogspot.com/2010/01/tornado-warning-in-contra-costa-county.html