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EF0 tornado in Los Angeles County, California

Tornado February 23, 2023 · Los Angeles County, California

EF0
Rating
0.1 mi
Path length
15 yd
Path width
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 15 yards (0.01 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Multiple reports of tree damage, associated with a non-supercell tornado, south of East Whitter. The tornado was very small and no injuries were reported.

The wider storm

A powerful winter storm brought heavy rain, heavy snow and strong winds to Southwestern California. Rainfall totals ranged from 2 to 5 inches across coastal and valleys areas with 4 to 10 inches across the foothills and mountains. Snow levels dropped down, resulting in significant snowfall across the mountains. Below 5000 feet, 6 to 12 inches of snow was reported while the resort level (greater than 6000 feet) received 2 to 5 feet of snowfall. With the snowfall and strong winds, a Blizzard Warning was issues for the mountains of Ventura and Los Angeles counties. As for winds, peak gusts of 60 to 80 MPH were reported.

Began near Cerritos (33.9100, -117.9800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1084329. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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