A small tornado touched down in Pico Rivera, uprooting trees and damaging homes. Here’s why they periodically hit LA

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By Yusra Farzan
Published Mar 13, 2025 9:37 AM
A small tornado uprooted trees and damaged roofs and cars in Pico Rivera early Thursday, just as a powerful storm was moving out of Southern California, the National Weather Service confirmed.
Officials said the tornado touched down between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. with wind speeds of 85 mph. The tornado lasted 2 minutes and was around 1 mile long and 80 yards wide, damaging roughly four blocks.
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