The National Weather Service confirmed they were investigating reports of a possible tornado that touched down in Los Angeles County's Pico Rivera.

A small tornado also touched down for two minutes in the Pico Rivera area between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. With wind speeds of 85 mph it was given EF rating of 0, the lowest level on the enhanced Fujita scale. No injuries were reported, but the high winds damaged homes, cars and trees.

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The tornado, creating gusts of up 85 mph, left a trail 80 yards wide and a mile long, damaging homes, plowing over trees, taking down power lines and rupturing water pipes, authorities said. It hit a mile west of the 605 Freeway.

A major storm continued to wallop much of Southern California on Thursday morning, bringing evacuation warnings, fears of mudslides and heavy mountain snow.

A tornado hit Southern California this morning amid an atmospheric river that is bringing rain, flooding and mudslides to the state. No one was injured by the tornado that hit Los Angeles County, but winds toppled trees and littered debris around Pico Rivera.