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A tornado touched down in the Northern California town of Scotts Valley near Santa Cruz Saturday afternoon, flipping cars and knocking down power lines, according to authorities.
Severe storms caused damage across northern California on Saturday, and for the first time in recorded history, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a tornado warning for the city of San ...
The caboose in a long train of storms is in sight along the Pacific coast from Washington to Northern California. But AccuWeather meteorologists warn that the last rounds of rain can trigger flash ...
September 25, 1939 – A tropical storm known as El Cordonazo, or The Lash of St. Francis, made landfall near Long Beach with sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h), which as of 2025 is the most recent tropical storm landfall in California. The storm killed 45 people across southern California, and another 48 people at sea, with residents caught ...
September 25, 1939 – A tropical storm known as El Cordonazo, or The Lash of St. Francis, made landfall near Long Beach with sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h), which as of 2025 is the most recent tropical storm landfall in California. The storm killed 45 people across southern California, and another 48 people at sea, with residents caught ...
It has been both predicted by scientists and observed in the last years and documented by the IPCC (International Panel for Climate Change 6th assessment report). [15] Before the rains started, California had been in an extreme drought. [16] Due to the storms, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on January 4, 2023. [17]
The wind whips embers from the trees while a firefighter works as the Franklin Fire burns in Malibu, California, U.S., December 10, 2024. The fire continued to burn on Dec. 13, 2024.
The storm resulted in five deaths and $40 million in damage. Over 25 million cubic feet (710,000 m 3) of topsoil from grazing land alone was moved. Wind was measured at 192 miles per hour (309 km/h) in Arvin (southeast of Bakersfield). [5] In the foothills, the wind was measured at 189 miles per hour (304 km/h).