Watch a Tornado Touch Down in Los Angeles Suburbs (Video)
thewrap.com#BREAKING On ground view of possible tornado damage to printing company roof, cars and utility lines in the Montebello area of Los Angeles. @latimesphotos @latimes #MontebelloTornado pic.twitter.com/Yeud13fDpnThat followed the touchdown of a small tornado that also reportedly injured at least one person.
Video of the twister was posted by another user.I caught it one video. pic.twitter.com/ckIlC4LQ8hThe damage to area buildings was extensive enough to warrant the dispatching of a search-and-rescue team, ABC-7 reported.
The touchdown happened in the neighborhood of 1200 South Vail Ave., near the Royal Paper Box Company.The rare tornado hit as a third straight day of rain deluged Los Angeles County, punctuating a month of wet weather for the region.
That included a snowstorm that dumped much of the higher elevations of Los Angeles County with a significant blanket of fresh powder.Mountain communities in neighboring San Bernardino County that included the ski resort town of Big Bear Lake have only in the past two weeks begun to fully dig out, with many areas having received more than 10 feet of snow in a matter of days.
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