A tornado touched down in the Northern California town of Scotts Valley near Santa Cruz Saturday afternoon, flipping cars and knocking down power lines, according to authorities.

The National Weather Service confirmed on Saturday that a tornado touched down in Scotts Valley in Santa Cruz County. "Based on video, photos, firsthand accounts, and radar signatures a tornado ...

It’s not the first tornado recorded in Santa Cruz County — seven have occurred before, Mehle said. California sees about 10 or 11 tornadoes each year, he said. Advertisement.

SCOTTS VALLEY — After intense winds and rain toppled trees and caused power outages across Santa Cruz County late Friday and early Saturday, a tornado touched down in Scotts Valley Saturday at ...

The National Weather Service confirmed on Saturday that a tornado touched down in Scotts Valley in Santa Cruz County. "Based on video, photos, firsthand accounts, and radar signatures a tornado ...

On Saturday evening, more than 8,800 utility customers in Santa Cruz County were in the dark, according to utility tracker PowerOutage.us.. The tornado formed amid a potent Pacific storm that ...

The National Weather Service said a tornado that touched down in Santa Cruz County on Saturday afternoon had maximum wind speeds of 90 miles per hour. The tornado, which briefly wreaked havoc in the ...

A tornado touched down in the Northern California town of Scotts Valley near Santa Cruz Saturday afternoon, flipping cars and knocking down power lines, according to authorities.

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Yet 50 miles to the south, Scotts Valley, in Santa Cruz County, didn’t receive a tornado warning and a tornado did hit the community, flipping seven cars, breaking trees and causing five injuries.