Tornado Warning In San Diego Canceled, But Causes Disruption

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SAN DIEGO (GaeaTimes.com)- The tornado warning in San Diego was canceled by the National Weather Service around 3:15 in the afternoon. This had been the second warning that had been issued in the day, the first one covering the period between 2 to 2:30 in the afternoon. The first warning had been covering the areas in the north county, like the cities of Carlsbad, Vista, Oceanside, Encinitos and Fallbrook. However, the National Weather Service reported that the danger of the impending thunderstorm was not yet over by 2:30, and increased the time limit to 3:15, this time covering the areas in the San Diego County.

The areas that the second tornado warning covered were San Diego, Long Beach, Chula Vista, Los Angeles, Lemon Grove, El Cajon, La Vista, Coronado, Imperial City and National City. The National Weather Service reported that the thunderstorm had enough capacity of turning into a tornado. It was reported that the storm was moving toward the northeastern regions at a pace of 30km/h, and that it could gather a velocity of up to 60km/h.

Thankfully, however, the San Diego tornado warning got canceled around 3:15 in the afternoon. However the effects were felt all through the cities in the San Diego County, as well as some other cities in the North County. In several of the cities in San Diego and the North County like Carlsbad, Poway, Escondido and Ramona, there was severe power outage, resulting in almost 20,000 customers suffering from power failures by 2 in the afternoon, as per the reports provided by the San Diego Gas and Electric, despite the fact that the San Diego tornado warning had got canceled.