A tornado was confirmed in a Los Angeles County city Thursday. Where is Pico Rivera?
An EF0 tornado was confirmed in Pico Rivera early Thursday morning amid an ongoing storm drenching Southern California.
The National Weather Service Los Angeles confirmed the tornado between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. Thursday, according to a post on X.
The tornado had a wind speed of 85 miles per hour and was one mile in length and 80 yards in width, according to preliminary details from the NWS Los Angeles. It lasted two minutes, and caused 'exterior damage to homes and cars, multiple snapped trees.'
NWS Los Angeles said Wednesday that a weak tornado was possible in the storm impacting the state.
'We don't want to rule out the chance for a brief, weak tornado, although the overall rain is the largest hazard with this storm,' said Rose Schoenfeld, meteorologist with the NWS Los Angeles in a webinar Wednesday.
Pico Rivera is city in Los Angeles County that's about 13 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles.
The city is home to over 62,000 people, according to the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau.
The Enhanced Fujita Scale is used to assign a tornado a rating based on estimated wind speeds and related damage, according to the NWS office in Oklahoma.
Tornados can receive an EF rating of zero to five. It's important to note that the EF scale is a set of wind estimates, not measurements. A tornado with an EF0 rating had a three-second gust of 65-85 miles per hour at the point of damage, according to the Storm Prediction Center.
Paris Barraza is a trending reporter covering California news at The Desert Sun. Reach her at pbarraza@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Where is Pico Rivera? LA County city faced EF0 tornado Thursday
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