It hit the city, which is about 6 miles from Santa Cruz, just before 2 p.m. According to the National Weather Service Bay Area, the EF-1 tornado had estimated peak winds of 90 mph. The agency said that power poles were included in the damage.

A rare tornado touched down in California on Saturday, overturning cars, damaging roofs, and leaving several people injured. Authorities said that five people had been injured by the mid-afternoon twister that downed trees and power poles and damaged street signs, according to Bay Area station KRON 4.