"We heard a big bang and thought it was a car accident," said witness Miriam Braxton."We saw this huge cloud of debris." Michael Chee, city of Montebello director of public affairs described the conditions as the wind event took place."From our windows here at city hall, there was an extreme amount of rain, a lot of wind, it was very dark and it was a very intense cell that moved through the area. That's basically what we experienced," said Chee.
Cell phone video from the area showed portions of rooftops being ripped away in Montebello, and other debris swirling in an circular pattern in the air. Another video showed a funnel-like cloud forming above the area as rooftops are ripped away. "There was a big wind and everything was knocking down, it was terrible," said Ricardo Bastidas, a UPS worker who witnessed the event. for Southwestern LA County and Central Ventura County until 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday. KCAL News Meteorologist Paul Deanno commented on some cell phone footage of the wind event. He warned people to take cover should this happen elsewhere.
"If we can go back to that cell phone video, all those little things, that look like little things are actually pieces of roof and pieces of large debris that are being thrown around, probably at a minimum of 50 to 60 mph. If any one of those things were to hit a human being, that would cause a lot of damage," said Deanno.
There have been three confirmed tornadoes in Los Angeles County since 2007, and today's wind in Montebello may be declared the fourth.Around 12:25 p.m. Wednesday the NWS said it was tracking a strong thunderstorm near West Covina, moving northeast at 15 mph. According to NWS, it is capable of producing a weak tornado or strong downburst winds.
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