Dec 14, 2024: Tornado hits Scotts Valley

It injured about a half dozen people, and flipped a number of cars over. A tree fell by the tornado broke a window in Rachael‘s apartment, and slightly injured her car.  The National Weather Service classified it as a weak EF1 tornado that touched down at 1:39 p.m. at the corner of Mount Hermon Drive and Lockewood Lane. An NWS preliminary damage survey report posted Saturday night indicated the tornado lasted five minutes and winds were estimated to have peaked at about 90 mph.