Panic on streets of LA after false tornado alert

People in Los Angeles were left terrified that they were about to be hit by a monster storm.

Panic on streets of LA after false tornado alert
Mon, 23 Aug, 2004 - 19:25

People in Los Angeles were left terrified that they were about to be hit by a monster storm.

The California governor’s Office of Emergency Services mistakenly issued a tornado alert for LA on Saturday and warned “if no shelter is available lie flat in the nearest ditch”.

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