Coverage dated December 14, 2024

Tornado touches down in Northern California near Santa Cruz, flipping cars

Headline from CBS News

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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Reports & sources

11 articles, oldest first.

  1. CBS News

    Tornado touches down in Northern California near Santa Cruz, flipping cars (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    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.

  2. NBC News

    Rare California tornado injures 5, flips vehicles north of Santa Cruz (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    Tornado alley it's not, but a section of California was hit Saturday with a rare tornado that has been blamed for injuring five and flipping vehicles as a storm moved across the state.

  3. ABC 7 Chicago

    Apparent tornado in California flips cars, sends several to hospital (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

    Published

    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    An apparent tornado touched down in a small California city, flipping cars, causing significant damage and sending several people to the hospital.

  4. CBS News

    Tornado touches down near Santa Cruz in Northern California, flipping cars and downing power lines (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    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.

  5. ABC 30 Fresno

    Tornado in Northern California flips cars, sends several to hospital (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

    Published

    ABC 30 Fresno's feed description

    A tornado touched down in California's Scotts Valley, causing extensive damage. San Francisco also experienced its first tornado warning.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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