![]() ![]() David McNew/Getty Images North America/Getty ImagesĮarlier this week, a small tornado did briefly hit part of Northern California – a relatively infrequent event for the state this time of year.Īn EF-1 tornado was reported Tuesday evening in Oroville, about 70 miles north of Sacramento, causing tree and minor structure damage, according to the National Weather Service in Sacramento. The storm system, which brought heavy snow and winds up to 169 miles per hour in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, is predicted to cause blizzards in the northern states, severe weather in the South and a noreaster on the East coast. Multiple ramps leading to the area’s Highway 101 were closed late Thursday morning due to flooding, according to the California Department of Transportation.ĪNGELES NATIONAL FOREST, CA - DECEMBER 13: In an aerial view, cloudless weather at sunrise in the snow-covered San Gabriel Mountains is seen as a massive storm leaves California to spread across the nation on Decemin the Angeles National Forest, near Los Angeles, California. To the west, intense rainfall also left some roadways underwater in Santa Barbara. ![]() Roadways were flooded and left some vehicles trapped, which called for 12 swift water rescues, he added. ![]() The county’s fire department received 275 calls within five hours overnight – well above the department’s average of 190 received calls in a 24-hour-period, Ventura County Fire Department spokesperson Andy VanSciver said in a video statement on X.Ĭrews with the department had to prioritize the calls based on severity, and at one point had 90 calls pending, VanSciver said. This significant deluge marked at least a 1-in-500-year rainfall event for the city.Īt least 60 homes were affected by floodwaters in Ventura County Thursday, officials said. More than 2.5 inches of rain fell in just a few hours early Thursday morning in Oxnard, the county’s largest city. Cars are submerged on a flooded street during a rainstorm in Santa Barbara, California. ![]()
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