Pico Rivera tornado confirmed by NWS as storm knocks down trees

Tornado reported in Los Angeles as storm batters California - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

The Los Angeles office of the National Weather Service confirmed a tornado moved through the Pico Rivera area east of downtown early Thursday as a powerful storm system battered Southern California with heavy rain and damaging winds. The office classified it as a zero, the lowest level on the Enhanced Fujita scale, which runs up to five.

Tornado touches down in Pico Rivera, leaving trail of destruction behind

Residents were stunned after a tornado touched down in Pico Rivera early Thursday morning, leaving behind a trail of destruction. At around 3:15 a.m., the tornado, an EF-0 on the Enhanced Fujita scale with wind speeds of up to 85 mph, touched down at a neighborhood on the 9500 block of Glencannon Drive.   It spanned approximately one mile in length and 80 yards in width, the National Weather Service confirmed. Lasting around two minutes, the twi…

Rare EF-0 tornado strikes Los Angeles, damaging roofs and uprooting trees

A rare EF-0 tornado struck East Los Angeles overnight, damaging roofs and uprooting trees along a one-mile path, according to meteorologists. A storm damage assessment from the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Los Angeles, California, confirmed on Thursday that a high-end EF-0 tornado occurred in the East Los Angeles community of Pico Rivera. Based on the pattern of damage assessed and eyewitness accounts, the NWS rated the tornado damag…

Rare tornado with wind speeds of 85 mph reported near Los Angeles amid storm

The tornado stemmed from a winter storm that brought heavy rain and powerful wind gusts to Los Angeles County.

'Like a big old bomb': Damaging tornado travels a mile through Pico Rivera

Residents along Glencannon Drive were expecting rain. But instead they got a tornado that downed trees and damaged several homes.

Tornado Reported in Los Angeles Area as Storm Batters California

The Los Angeles office of the National Weather Service confirmed a tornado moved through the Pico Rivera area near downtown early Thursday, as a powerful storm system battered Southern California with heavy rain and damaging winds. The office classified it as a zero, the lowest level on the Enhanced Fujita scale, which runs up to five. Although tornadoes are unusual for the region, they are not unheard of, especially this time of year. “The L.A.…