Brief tornado touches down in Carson-Compton area, damaging buildings and vehicles
A brief tornado touched down in the area of Carson and Compton, damaging vehicles and multiple buildings, and uprooting at least one large tree, officials said.
Brief tornado touches down in Carson-Compton area, damaging buildings and vehicles
CARSON, Calif. (KABC) -- A brief tornado touched down Thursday morning in the area of Carson and Compton, damaging vehicles and multiple buildings, and toppling at least one large tree, officials said.
The National Weather Service confirmed that a "weak" EF0-strength tornado happened at about 8:45 a.m. The degree of damage suggested that winds of up to 75 mph occurred, the agency said.
Tornado strength is measured by an enhanced F-scale rating from EF0 to EF5, which considers 28 different types of damage to structures and trees. An EF2 or higher is considered a significant tornado.
No injuries were reported Thursday.
Video from AIR7 HD showed two commercial buildings with significant holes in their roofs in the 16900 block of Carson Street. Meanwhile, crews were working to remove a fallen tree on a nearby sidewalk.
About a mile east of that location, several holes were seen in the roof of a sprawling commercial building on Artesia Boulevard.
The totality of the damage, however, did not appear as extensive as the destruction left by a confirmed tornado that occurred in Montebello last March.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Source: KABC-TV
