Rare Tornado in Montebello, CA

[okikuma]

A rare tornado in Montebello, CA today. On the average, five tornados a year form in California. I don't recall any larger than an EF-0. It's funny how the local news media refrains from calling the weather event as a tornado. Over the ocean, water spouts are very common and I have seen quite a few myself over the years.

Wayne

 

[Smack]

Moderators,
These endless 'severe California weather threads' are a form of political intimidation and climate alarmism for the purpose of climate justice.
"Climate change" is a political topic; why is this being tolerated when other forms of political opinion is not ???

 

[okikuma]

I've been slow in following up on this. The National Weather Service had declared the Montebello, CA tornado as an EF-1

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/03/22/montebello-tornado-los-angeles-california/

Of course no way near as destructive as the recent tornado that has hit Rolling Fork, MS and in other locations within that state several days ago. My thoughts and prayers go out to all who have lost their lives and to those who are suffering in the aftermath.

Tornado tears across Mississippi, more than two dozen dead

The tornado stayed on the ground for about an hour and cut a path of destruction some 170 miles long.

www.reuters.com

One of my grandmothers lived through two major and very destructive tornados in Omaha, NE. First in 1913 and the second in 1975. The 1975 tornado ripped the roof off the long term care facility she was living in at the time. One of her knitting needles was embedded into her hip by the strong force of the wind and had to be surgically removed. One of my cousins had an upscale barbershop and was working when the tornado passed. Outside his front door, a car fell out of the sky with a woman still in the diver seat.

Wayne

 

[WaspAir]

I spent a bit of my childhood in Nebraska while my father was flying in B47 Stratojets out of the now defunct Lincoln AFB, and I have a vivid memory of riding down a highway in our '56 Packard as a tornado chased us down the road, with the V8 and the twister both roaring. Dad won the race, thankfully.

 

[okikuma]

Several times I have seen tornadoes out on the open prairie in Nebraska and Oklahoma, but never had to outrun the same in a vehicle. That would both be scary and exhilarating.

Wayne

News Crew under the highway overpass when a tornado passes by.

Train gets derailed by Tornado

 

[WaspAir]

Less scary than exciting. At that age, I knew my Dad was invincible and infallible, and he could do anything with that Packard. It was years before he took on human characteristics.

My little sister once handed him a popped balloon with the confident request, "Daddy fix!".

 

[okikuma]

Less scary than exciting. At that age, I knew my Dad was invincible and infallible, and he could do anything with that Packard. It was years before he took on human characteristics.

My little sister once handed him a popped balloon with the confident request, "Daddy fix!".

The innocence of a loving child towards a hero parent. As a child, I was convinced that if my Dad wasn't wounded over Berlin, he would have single highhandedly won the air war over Europe. As an adult, my perception has slightly changed, nevertheless he will always remain my hero.

Wayne