A small tornado uprooted trees and damaged roofs and cars in Pico Rivera early Thursday, just as a powerful storm was moving out of Southern California, the National Weather Service confirmed.

It caused many trees to be uprooted, many branches to be snapped and blown down,” said Dr. Ariel Cohen, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

A tornado touched down in Pico Rivera, California early Thursday morning, forecasters confirmed, as a brutal rain storm batters Southern California.

Wind gusts were forecast to top 50 mph in some areas. In Pico Rivera, a tornado with wind speeds reaching 85 mph traveled about a mile through a residential area of the city.

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Between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. local time Thursday, an EF1 strength tornado occurred in Pico Rivera, California, about 12 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles, according the National Weather Service.