US EditionTornado Touches Down In SoCal Amid Torrential Rainstorm, Officials Confirm: Report
National Weather Service teams examine Christmas morning storm damage in Boyle Heights to determine if a tornado occurred and assign an Enhanced Fujita Scale rating.
- Dispatching crews, the NWS announced on X the storm survey will be conducted Friday afternoon in Boyle Heights, community east of downtown Los Angeles.
- A holiday-week storm produced strong winds and rain, causing widespread damage and hundreds of traffic accidents, while videos shared with Eyewitness News showed the severe conditions.
- The NWS confirmed an EF-0 tornado struck Boyle Heights at 10:10 a.m. Thursday with 80 mph winds, causing roof damage on Lee Street and shattered windows at a strip mall on Whittier Boulevard and Lorena Street.
- There were no reports of injuries after the storm as the NWS, Mayor Karen Bass, and emergency personnel surveyed homes and businesses while Los Angeles lifted evacuation orders by 6 p.m. Friday.
- Forecasters warn that while tornadoes are rare in Southern California, recent events in Oxnard and Montebello indicate they do occur, and more rain may reach mountains and foothills.
14 Articles
14 Articles
Daily Breeze
A tornado did touch down in Southern California after all
A forecasted dry weekend follows a holiday storm that dumped more than a foot of rain in some mountain areas and brought a rare tornado, after all, to Boyle Heights. The National Weather Service on Wednesday, Dec. 24, night warned that a tornado could hit Alhambra and portions of Pasadena, Monterey Park, San Gabriel, El Monte and Temple City. Ten minutes later, the warning was canceled. LA gets most Christmas rain since 1971 and another storm is…
Dry Weekend Forecast After Record-Setting Storm
A dry weekend is forecast following a holiday storm that dumped more than a foot of rain in some mountain areas and brought a rare tornado to Boyle Heights. All evacuation orders and warnings in Los Angeles were lifted as of 6 p.m. Friday. The flood watch issued by the National Weather Service for the city was also lifted. The separate evacuation order for the Riverwood neighborhood in the Sunland-Tujunga area due a release of water from the Tuj…
Officials confirm EF-0 tornado touched down in Boyle Heights during Christmas Day storm
Officials with the National Weather Service confirmed that a brief tornado with winds of 80 mph had touched down in Boyle Heights on Christmas morning. The tornado, which was rated EF-0 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, was 0.3 miles long, 30 yards wide and had a maximum wind speed of 80 mph. An EF rating [...]
National Weather Service confirms EF-0 tornado touched down in Boyle Heights on Christmas morning
The%20NWS%20has%20confirmed%20that%20an%20EF-0%20tornado%20touched%20down%20in%20Boyle%20Heights%20on%20Christmas%2C%20leaving%20behind%20damaged%20roofs%2C%20broken%20windows%20and%20debris.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 84% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
