Ventura Co. Tornado Thursday, January 21st- Confirmed
El Nino 2010 !!! Southern California Severe Weather 01/22, by John Hallen.
At approximately 12:20 pm on Thursday, the 21st of January 2010, a small EF-0 tornado touched down on the east side of Ventura, California. The damage path was nearly 1.5 miles in length, and 200 ft. wide at times. Large trees were blown over or snapped above the ground, Asphalt shingles were blown off roofs, garage doors were dented, a car tipped on its side against a tree. Winds in a EF-0 tornado range from 65 to 85 miles per hour. The strongest tornados(mostly in the midwest) are EF-5 with winds ranging from 200 to 234 mph.
Below are rain totals, in inches, from the week of January 17th, 2010 10am to January 22nd, 2010 4am PST. Los Angeles County is the lower right county with over 7″ of rain in some foothills and Ventura County is the next county up with over 8″ in spots.
Rain Totals in Inches/Southern CA Jan. 17th to Jan. 22nd, 2010