Tornadoes Strike in Los Angeles County, bringing California’s tornado count to yearly average

[Jonathan Scrogham]

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KTLA reporting 2 tornadoes touching down in Compton and Carson, bringing California’s tornado count already to its yearly average. I haven’t seen this many tornadoes strike Los Angeles County in a relatively short period of time, and we’re not even halfway through the year. Anyone know what the yearly average for Los Angeles County is or know where I can find that information?

 

[Jeff Duda]

When a state averages 10 tornadoes per year, it doesn't take much to get an "average" count.

That's a rough estimate from NCEI:

Storm Events Database - Search Results | National Centers for Environmental Information

www.ncdc.noaa.gov

 

[Jeff Wright]

Yet another vehicle flipped on camera--Palm Beach:

Man Records While His Car Flips In Tornado - Videos from The Weather Channel

See what it looked like from the inside when Zack Means’ car was lifted into the air and flipped over. His dog Marlin was there, too. - Videos from The Weather Channel | weather.com

weather.com

A near miss here (language)

I think some vehicle interactions might be due to the gig economy---everyone has to have two jobs---a side-hustle---just to make ends meet.

The result might be what you would call an "anti-chaser:" a well connnected driver interested in everything BUT the weather.

Years ago---you not only had no mobile-phone pictures---but the weatherman would interrupt motorists car radios from playing music---not to mention wives "stories" and Dad's sports.

But the door-dashers are so busy trying to earn a buck---they wind up driving right into bad weather. Just a guess.