What prompted a tornado warning today in Southern California?”
LOS ANGELES (CBS) ― [Click to zoom.] Click to enlarge 1 of 2 In Seal Beach, wind had flipped over a Ford Explorer and several cars were driving through flooded streets in the area CBS [Click to zoom.] Click to enlarge 2 of 2 In Seal Beach, wind had flipped over a Ford Explorer and several cars were driving through flooded streets in the area CBS Close numSlides of totalImages Related Slideshows Severe Storms Slam The Southland Related Stories * Second Of 3 Major Storms Moves Into The Southland (1/19/2010) Related Links * Latest Weather Forecast * Sign Up For Severe Weather Text Alerts * Send Us Storm-Related Photos, Video * Get Our Weather Forecast On Your iPhone * Tornado Warning The National Weather Service says a tornado probably is to blame for flipping over a car, smashing windows and tearing off a roof in Southern California beach communities. Forecaster Philip Gonsalves says a thunderstorm cell with fierce, rotating winds came ashore Tuesday afternoon from the Pacific and rapidl
CASTAIC, Calif. — A blustery winter storm peppered Southern California with heavy rain and hail Thursday, while layering a blanket of snow in local mountains and forcing hundreds of drivers to be stranded in a high pass north of Los Angeles. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning late Thursday for southwest Los Angeles County, including Malibu, Pacific Palisades and the Topanga area. The weather service said a strong rotating thunderstorm was spotted over the eastern half of Malibu, moving north-northeast at 20 miles per hour. No damage was immediately reported. Many areas reported at least an inch of rain by nightfall. In Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, some areas reported between two and three inches of rain. Heavy rain was reported Thursday evening over the Los Angeles area. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for the Santa Barbara County mountains through 10 p.m. Friday. The snow level was expected to drop to between 2,000 and 3,000 feet T
A storm moving through Central and Southern California has brought high winds, waves and lightning, prompting a tornado warning and pier closures. Los Angeles County firefighters report minor street and building flooding in some areas of Los Angeles County on Tuesday but there are no reports of major damage or injuries. Officials shut down piers in Ventura, Seal Beach, Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach because of 15-foot waves. Shortly after 12:30 p.m., the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for south-central Los Angeles County because of a fast-moving thunderstorm.
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