A Scene from The Day After Tomorrow? Tornado Strikes Los Angeles (Video & Photos)

It's a scene straight out of the movie The Day After Tomorrow, a tornado has struck Los Angeles! Well, it's not quite the same as the dramatic movie but it was a tornado that struck the city of Angels this morning (12/12/2014). What is believed to be the tornado was caught on camera below. Disclaimer: Taking video in a situation like this is extremely dangerous, you should be taking shelter and only recording or photographing from a secure location. The Los Angeles National Weather Service confirmed that the storm was in fact a EF-0 Tornado. Stating: 

      "A SMALL TORNADO EF0 CREATED DAMAGE IN SOUTH LOS ANGELES 
       FROM THE INTERSECTION OF S. VERMONT AVE AND W. GAGE AVE 
       TO 57TH STREET AND S. FIQUEROA ST. DAMAGE REPORTED 
       INCLUDES, AN APARTMENT COMPLEX ROOF, TREES, TWO 
       RESIDENTIAL ROOFS, AND DAMAGE TO A STEEL BILLBOARD. EF0 
             WINDS SPEEDS RANGE FROM 65 TO 85 MPH." 

As you can see below in the radar image tweeted out by The Weather Channel, the storm itself was very small but still impressive for the area. Tornadoes are not all too common in the southern California area but they're not unheard of either! According to The Tornado History Project, there have been 42 reported/confirmed tornadoes within the Los Angeles COUNTY since 1952! 

.@NWSLosAngeles has confirmed #tornado damage 5 miles SSW of #LA. Estimated wind speeds 65-85 mph. #Caliwx pic.twitter.com/Giq7GeUZFc
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) December 13, 2014

RT @KTLA: Tornado did indeed strike South LA this morning, @NWSLosAngeles confirms http://t.co/WF5Z752UqB pic.twitter.com/R8WXz4TaEZ"
— NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) December 13, 2014

RT @crystalNBCLA: Pic @MichelleNBCLA -NWS confirmed EF-0 tornado earlier in S. #LA. Winds 65mph+, tree/roof damage. pic.twitter.com/p5fUVP4JG3
— NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) December 13, 2014

Even a water spout was caught on camera off the coast of Newport beach on 12/12/2014!

RT @PabloWeather: Waterspout captured in Newport Beach, California Friday. #LAweather pic.twitter.com/4aKBSYJVjY
— NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) December 13, 2014

RT @JimCantore: Great capture!! @jasoncoker05: Waterspout captured by my girlfriend in Newport Beach, California pic.twitter.com/mMhC1BcxQW
— NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) December 12, 2014

And in case you forgot what the tornado looked like in the film The Day After Tomorrow, here you go! 

The short lived tornado in LA on December 12, 2014 is apart of the larger storm system that has also brought surfing to the mountains as winds have produced seven foot waves in Lake Tahoe! 

Tornado Takes a Beach Day Part 2 - Myrtle Beach July 6, 2001

Like the water spout that came ashore in Carolina Beach on August 18, 2011. This water spout rides directly along the shore, ruining every one's beach day! It's as if the tornado is going for a jog down the beach. Watch as it grows, gathering sand and water into it's funnel. Since the video is from 2001, it is kind of grainy but still impressive! 
The tornado moves up the coast and past the high rise condo that the observer is recording the film. Although this video is older, it still zooms in enough to see the swirling vortex at an unusually close vantage point!  
Although impressive, its good to see no one on the beach. This storm is fairly strong and could have seriously hurt or even killed anyone on the beach! 

Water Spout Takes a Beach Day! (Video)

The above 'tornado' video is pretty AWESOME! I only say this because it shows the amazing beauty of nature while not causing any injuries or too much damage.

This storm starts off as a waterspout, since the vortex is over water and technically turns into a tornado when it crosses onto the beach. Watch as the weak funnel turns color as it begins to pick up sand on the beach. The vortex is weak like most waterspouts are but powerful enough to pick up a couple of beach umbrellas and throw them around like Dorothy's house in the Wizard of Oz!

The storm occurred in Carolina Beach, North Carolina on August 18, 2011. The waterspout first formed .75 miles off shore and moved inland about .5 a mile before dissipating.

The storm made for one heck of a Beach Day!