Tornado Lifts Cars, Roofs and People
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A tornado that reportedly originated near Rancho Palos Verdes tore the roofs off buildings and uprooted trees in Hawthorne, Lawndale and Lennox before heading, accompanied by fierce rain and hail, to wreak damage on factories in East Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Times said that for several minutes, “the air above Hawthorne was black with whirling tar paper.” People reported being picked up and carried 50 feet to 75 feet by the twister, and others said it lifted cars off the ground.
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