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Strong T-storms Pound SoCal
by latimes.com: Paloma Esquivel, My-Thuan Tran and Jeff Gottlieb , on Jan 20, 2010 10:07 am ETThe second of four rainstorms forecast for Southern California pummeled the coast this afternoon, with gale-force winds and at least one tornado lifting boats in Orange County 30 to 50 feet, causing serious flooding across the ( Read more... )

Within half an hour, the skies in Long Beach went from a brilliant clear blue to completely smoke-filled. The light has changed from bright sunlight to orange-copper haze, lending an eerie filter to everything. The air is filled with the scent of burnt wood and the sounds of helicopters. And the temperature rose from 88* to 90 ( Read more... )