A team of investigators are probing a possible tornado that struck in Orange County.
The National Weather Service’s San Diego office is sending a team to look into the potential twister amid reports of damage at the San Clemente Golf Course.
A team of investigators are probing a possible tornado that struck in Orange County.
The news comes as weather experts warned this week of the first significant storm this season amid powerful El Niño conditions.
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The wetter-than-normal season caused concern over possible tornadoes in Southern California, with the risk even higher in neighboring Arizona, meteorologists said.
Heavy thunderstorms swept across Southern California Thursday, triggering flash flood warnings, severe thunderstorm warnings and several flood advisories.
A witness captured video of a mangled tree at the San Clemente Golf Course. FOX11
The National Weather Service’s San Diego office is sending a team to look into the potential twister in San Clemente. Getty Images
The NWS said morning storms brought heavy rain and dangerous conditions, including a flash-flood warning for eastern Los Angeles County.
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Forecasters said the most intense weather appeared to have passed by early Thursday afternoon, although scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms remained possible through the night.
Last week, a wildfire in the San Clemente area destroyed or damaged six homes while forcing mass evacuations.
A strong isolated thunderstorm forms over the Norte Fire burn scar in San Clemente, California.