A tornado near a shopping mall in central California caused significant damage, overturning cars, uprooting trees, and sending several people to the hospital. Meanwhile, San Francisco authorities issued the city's first-ever tornado warning.
Across the United States, severe weather created dangerous conditions. Upstate New York experienced heavy snowfall, with more than 33 inches (84 centimeters) reported near Orchard Park, a common target for lake-effect snow. In the Midwest, a major ice storm that began Friday evening brought hazardous driving conditions to Iowa and eastern Nebraska, leading to numerous vehicle accidents and temporary closures of Interstate 80.
On Saturday, at around 1:40 p.m., a tornado touched down near a shopping mall in Scotts Valley, California, roughly 70 miles (110 kilometers) south of San Francisco. The storm overturned vehicles, downed trees and utility poles, and injured several people, who were transported to local hospitals, according to the National Weather Service and the Scotts Valley Police Department.
At least four people were injured when a tornado swept through northern California on Saturday afternoon, local authorities reported.
The tornado overturned several vehicles and downed power lines in Scotts Valley, a town approximately 55 miles (89 km) south of San Francisco, according to police.
The National Weather Service (NWS) classified the tornado as an EF1, one of the weaker ratings on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, noting it lasted about five minutes.
Meanwhile, other parts of the United States experienced extreme weather conditions. An ice storm affected the Midwestern states of Iowa and Nebraska, heavy snowfall blanketed upstate New York, and severe weather warnings were issued near Lake Tahoe, which lies on the border of California and Nevada.
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