1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Los Angeles, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 9, 9:30 PM PST, 9 hours 15 minutes earlier.
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 930 PM PST SUN JAN 9 2005 SHORT TERM... SLIGHT LET UP OVER CWA NOW. RADARS SHOWING ONLY SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER ALL AREAS WITH HEAVIEST RAIN SHOWN MOVING OVER ORANGE COUNTY AND THE INLAND EMPIRE. SATELLITE SHOWS CLOUDS THINNING. NEXT FEW HOURS WILL SEE GREATLY REDUCED RAINFALL RATES ALTHOUGH OROGRAPHICS WILL STILL SQUEEZE OUT RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO A HALF INCH PER HOUR. NEXT PROBLEM IS CURRENTLY AT 32.4 121.7 AND IS MOVING TO THE NE AROUND 35 MPH. THIS WILL BRING THE RAIN BACK AROUND MID NIGHT. CURRENT TRAJECTORY PUTS IT DIRECTLY INTO VENTURA COUNTY WITH POTENTIAL FOR GOOD OROGRAPHICS. THIS WILL KEEP ALL HYDRO PRODUCTS GOING. THIS SHOULD TAPER OFF AROUND SUNRISE AND BY NOON ONLY SHOWERS SHOULD REMAIN...BUT NOT FOR LONG. THE CULPIT RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THE PAST THREE DAYS WEATHER WILL SHOW ITS FACE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE 532MB UPPER LOW WEST OF PORTLAND WHICH HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY WILL START TO MOVE SOUTH DOWN THE COAST MONDAY AND THEN WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE STATE MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BE A STRONGER COLDER STORM WITH MORE CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL THEN THE LAST THREE DAYS. ETA SHOWS GOOD SOUTH WINDS WITH THE SYSTEM. RIGHT NOW LOOKING FOR 1 TO 3 INCHES COASTS AND 2 TO 6 IN THE MOUNTAINS SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO 4500 FEET. WINDS WILL PICK UP ALSO...WITH 5000 FOOT WINDS INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 MPH. RAINFALL INTENSITIES WILL LIKELY BE MORE ROBUST. THIS IS A STORM THAT NEEDS CLOSE MONITORING. EXTENDED...(FROM PREVIOUS AFD) MEDIUM RANGE MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE DIVERGING. LOOK FOR SOME DRY WEATHER IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD BEGINNING WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEK. THE GFS IS SUGGESTING A CUT OFF LOW OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA THIS WEEKEND...BUT IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THIS WILL BE A MAJOR WEATHER MAKER AT THIS TIME. SO...IF YOU CAN WAIT UNTIL WEDNESDAY...IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL GET A FEW DAYS TO DRY OUT. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLOOD WATCH (SEE LAXFFALOX). FLOOD ADVISORY (SEE LAXFLSLOX) WINTER STORM WARNING (SEE LAXWSWLOX). SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXCWFLOX). FLOOD WARNING (SEE LAXFLWLOX). FLASH FLOOD WARNING (SEE LAXFFWLOX). && DANIELSON/RORKE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 600 AM PST MON JAN 10 2005 CAZ034>041-044>047-051>054-059-087-088-111400- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- ANTELOPE VALLEY-CATALINA ISLAND-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 600 AM PST MON JAN 10 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... TODAY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TODAY TO PRODUCE VERY HAZARDOUS WEATHER. * FLASH FLOOD WARNING........SEE WGUS56 KLOX - FFWLOX FOR DETAILS * * FLOOD WARNING..............SEE WGUS46 KLOX - FLWLOX FOR DETAILS * * RIVER FLOOD WARNING........SEE WGUS46 KLOX - FLWLOX FOR DETAILS * * WINTER STORM WARNING.......SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS * * FLOOD WATCH................SEE WGUS66 KLOX - FFALOX FOR DETAILS * * FLOOD ADVISORY.............SEE WGUS86 KLOX - FLSLOX FOR DETAILS * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL DROP THE SNOW LEVEL TO 4500 FEET AND GREATLY INCREASE THE THREAT OF HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER. BELOW THE SNOW LEVEL HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF HAZARDOUS HYDROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT FORECAST WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. * WINTER STORM WARNING.......SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS * * FLOOD WATCH................SEE WGUS66 KLOX - FFALOX FOR DETAILS * .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. RORKE
The Los Angeles radar (KVTX), 20 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:45 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A California Highway Patrol officer reported a weak tornado in the community of El Rio. No damage or injuries were reported.
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