A rare tornado touched down in Scott's Valley Saturday afternoon. It came after a night of high winds and heavy rain with a passing cold front. Wind speeds had gusted over 80 mph in parts of the Santa Cruz mountains early Saturday morning. Wind gusts even reached 78 mph in Monterey, proving that this was a very powerful wind event.

Several people were injured and "extensive" property damage was reported by city officials after an EF1 tornado hit Scotts Valley during a thunderstorm.

The National Weather Service is rating the Scotts Valley Tornado an EF1 after a survey by the agency. According to the NWS, the event lasted from 1:39 pm to 1:44 pm, traveling at a length of 0.31 miles and a width of 30 yards,