Wind gusts were forecast to top 50 mph in some areas. In Pico Rivera, a tornado with wind speeds reaching 85 mph traveled ...
Parts of the city had been urged to evacuate as a powerful system brought rain and snow up and down the state.
The tornado stemmed from a winter storm that brought heavy rain and powerful wind gusts to Los Angeles County.
While tornadoes are rare in the region, certain areas are more prone to these destructive storms than many realize.
The tornado, creating gusts of up 85 mph, left a trail 80 yards wide and a mile long, damaging homes, plowing over trees, ...
Evacuation warnings were in place for several Los Angeles burn scar areas that were ravaged by wildfires two months ago.