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The 1983 South Central Los Angeles tornado was a significant F2 tornado that occurred on the morning of March 1, 1983, in South Central Los Angeles.The tornado touched down at around 7:40 a.m. PST (UTC−08:00) near 51st Street, taking a north-northeastward path paralleling the Harbor Freeway before lifting near Olympic Boulevard at around 8:05 a.m. PST.
Damage caused by the 1983 Los Angeles tornado This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. The U.S. state of California experiences several tornadoes every year, with at least 488 twisters [nb 1] recorded since 1891. Among these are four fire whirls, a type of tornado that develops ...
The 1983 season saw a relatively average number of tornadoes in the United States, but just four "violent" tornadoes (all F4) and the number killed by tornadoes, listed in official records was lower than average at just 34, and no tornado killed more than three people.
The region averages one to two tornadoes a year, but the twister that hit Montebello this week was the Los Angeles area's strongest since 1983. Destructive tornadoes are part of life in Southern ...
Early-May 1983 tornado outbreak: May 1–2, 1983: Mississippi Valley – Great Lakes: 63: 7 fatalities, 110+ injured: Affected 11 states with $200 million in damage, Ohio and western New York hardest hit. (27 significant, 5 killer) May 12–23, 1983 tornado outbreak sequence: May 12–23, 1983: 157: 6 fatalities, 122 injuries: A series of ...
A tornado downed power lines, tore a tin roof from a barn and blew out bus windows when it struck near Galt, California, weather officials said. Rare California tornado touches down in Galt ...
The tornadoes stemmed from the Park Fire, which started after a 42-year-old man from Chico allegedly pushed a burning car into a ditch. The fire engulfed 164,000 acres in 36 hours. The fire ...
List of California tornadoes; 0–9. Tornado outbreak sequence of May 14–31, 1962; ... 1983 South Central Los Angeles tornado This page was last ...