Tornado Rips Roofs Off Homes, Throws Cars Around In US's California
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Footage showed what appeared to be roofing material circling above industrial buildings in the city, which lies just a few miles (kilometers) from downtown Los Angeles.
A tornado tore through a southern California city Wednesday, ripping roofs off buildings and throwing cars around, as the state's ongoing winter weather drama turned even wilder.
A swirling mass of wind -- of the kind usually seen in the Midwest -- raked the city of Montebello near Los Angeles, breaking windows and sending residents scurrying to safety.
"I was driving... and I saw this tornado in front of me and had to reverse out," one local business owner told broadcaster KTLA.
"The tornado took off the roof of the building. All the windows of the cars are shattered. Cars were destroyed, it was just a mess."
