Los Angeles area hit by possible rare tornado

Los Angeles-Area Tornado Was Region’s Strongest In 40 Years

The rare tornado that hit the Los Angeles area Wednesday was the strongest to hit the region in 40 years, officials said today. The National Weather Service rated the Montebello twister as EF1, with winds of 110 mph. That made it the strongest tornado recorded in the area since an F2 caused major damage in March 1983. The last time an EF1 tornado occurred in the area was in January 1998 in Long Beach, NWS said. Related Story Torn…

U.S. Los Angeles area hit by strongest tornado since 1983

LOS ANGELES, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Los Angeles area was hit by a rare tornado on Wednesday, the strongest one to impact LA Metro area since March 1983, according to the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS). Read full story

Los Angeles hit by strongest tornado in three decades: ‘It got very loud’

Violent funnel with gusts reaching up to 110mph ripped through roofs and scattered debris high into the air

Rare tornado near Los Angeles rips building roofs; 1 injured

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A rare tornado touched down in a Los Angeles suburb on Wednesday, ripping roofs off a line of commercial buildings and...

Rare tornado causes heavy damage near Los Angeles

Tornado damage near Los Angeles (video screenshot) (TODD STARNES) – Five people are dead and tens of thousands without power and under evacuation warnings in California as the latest storm packing wind-blown rain and snow threatened to bring more flooding to the rain-soaked state. The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said one person was killed and another injured Tuesday when a large tree fell onto their car in Walnut Creek. Another …

Los Angeles hit by super-strong tornado

A tornado, as strong as the one that struck the area in 1983, struck the Los Angeles suburb of Montebello on Wednesday.