The remnants of a late-season storm that soaked many parts of the Southland and even generated a pair of small tornados were moving out of the area Friday, but forecasters said there will still be a lingering chance of scattered showers into the afternoon.
According to the National Weather Service, scattered showers were expected to “persist over L.A. County through the morning.”
“By afternoon, the flow dries out and the (chance) of showers will shift to the mountains, where there will be the greatest instability,” according to the NWS.
Partly cloudy skies are expected to give way to sunny conditions by Friday afternoon along the coast and in valley areas. Clouds are likely to persist over the mountains.
Despite the rain moving out, conditions will still be cooler than usua.
“Increased onshore flow will cool the coasts a few more degrees but the interior will warm by 2 to 5 degrees,” according to the NWS. “All maximum temps will remain below normal by anywhere from 8 to 16 degrees.”
More clouds are anticipated Saturday, but no additional rain is anticipated.
The calming conditions follow an unsettled day Thursday that saw a pair of small tornados touch down in the Carson-Compton area.
Citing photo and video evidence, the National Weather Service confirmed that a “brief weak tornado” occurred shortly before 9 a.m. in the Carson-Compton area. The small twister was rated an EF0, which is the weakest level of a tornado.
Forecasters said the tornado is believed to have had winds up to 75 mph, causing a “concentrated short path of minor damage to a couple of buildings, vehicle damage from debris and tree damage.”
Video from the scene shoed at least two buildings along Avalon Boulevard with holes in their rooftops, along with a car that appeared to have been struck by flying debris and one tree knocked to the ground.
There were no reports of any injuries.
Forecasters late announced that “upon further analysis,” they had determined that a second tornado occurred Thursday morning in the Compton area, “a few miles east of the first tornado.” The second twister was also rated an EF0.
The tornados marked the second time in two months a twister had developed in the Southland. In March, the NWS confirmed an EF1 twister with winds of 110 mph in Montebello. That tornado tore rooftops from multiple buildings and damaged more than a dozen structures, while also leaving numerous vehicles damaged by flying debris. The twister was believed to be the strongest to occur in the area since 1983.