Shockwaves rippled across Los Angeles when a rare tornado touched down roughly 11 miles outside the city’s downtown Wednesday morning.
The small twister, described by the National Weather Service as the “strongest tornado to impact” the area since 1983, ripped off the roofs of commercial buildings in a Montebello industrial park and sent debris circling into the sky, according to footage of the wild scene.
The EF-1 tornado packed winds of up to 110 mph and damaged 17 buildings, 11 significantly, the weather service said.
“It’s definitely not something that’s common for the region,” said weather service meteorologist Rose Schoenfeld.
One person was injured and they were taken to a local hospital, said a Montebello spokesperson. The person’s condition was unknown.
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