The tornado, creating gusts of up 85 mph, left a trail 80 yards wide and a mile long, damaging homes, plowing over trees, taking down power lines and rupturing water pipes, authorities said. It hit a mile west of the 605 Freeway.

A major storm continued to wallop much of Southern California on Thursday morning, bringing evacuation warnings, fears of mudslides and heavy mountain snow.

A tornado hit Southern California this morning amid an atmospheric river that is bringing rain, flooding and mudslides to the state. No one was injured by the tornado that hit Los Angeles County, but winds toppled trees and littered debris around Pico Rivera.

Evacuation warnings, flood watches and road closures are in effect with heavy rain expected to pour down on Southern California Wednesday through Friday. Here’s what to know about evacuations and road closures.

A flood watch is still in effect for parts of California where heavy rain in burned areas is creating landslide concerns, forcing thousands to evacuate. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans reports on the conditions and CBS News Philadelphia meteorologist Grant Gilmore has a look at the forecast.