![Aerial view of damaged building and debris](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ab0cfe5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5280x3519+0+218/resize/2000x1333!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fca%2Feb%2Fedad57e1445c812a26afc4fc69cd%2F1272809-me-micro-burst-montebello-0006-ajs.jpg)
The National Weather Service said that a tornado was responsible for ripping the roof off a building in Montebello on Wednesday morning.
It capped a period of wild weather across California that brought heavy winds and warnings of tornadoes and landspouts.
A video sent to KTLA-TV Channel 5 showed a dark funnel cloud forming over the Montebello area while footage from the station’s own news helicopter showed the roof of the structure on South Vail Street with enormous holes, with beams and the building’s interior open to the elements.
![An employee removes his bike from his damaged car](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7a80c97/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4200x3161+0+0/resize/2000x1505!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbd%2Fdc%2F04367f6f4afaa706c2f6bdd1eea4%2F1272809-me-micro-burst-montebello-0024-ajs.jpg)
![An employee who was inside the the Royal Paper Box Company when the roof was torn off during a tornado](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d17ebf3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5952x4480+0+0/resize/2000x1505!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6f%2Fb8%2F3df9d94647bc8051555249bb7bd8%2F1272809-me-micro-burst-montebello-0025-ajs.jpg)
![A pickup bed liner is lodged in a tree as employees view the damage in Montebello.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1623136/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4200x3161+0+0/resize/2000x1505!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe8%2F9a%2F971b0c0540c79d929e30e77c1bb8%2F1272809-me-micro-burst-montebello-0034-ajs.jpg)
![Cleanup crews remove debris lodged underneath a van in Montebello.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f0c9119/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4200x3067+0+0/resize/2000x1460!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F52%2Ff1%2F278e744d4bdb824b429c439556a5%2F1272809-me-micro-burst-montebello-0035-ajs.jpg)
![Workers remove broken glass from a window at a building in Montebello.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9f9725d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4200x2908+0+0/resize/2000x1385!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0a%2Fcc%2F6eac162c4a568d806edb1d1b7a18%2F1272809-me-micro-burst-montebello-0027-ajs.jpg)
![Crews clean up debris after a tornado hit Montebello.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1a4af4c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x3000+0+0/resize/2000x1500!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F90%2F6d%2F577e4e2f4ab9ab97f746467b9dab%2F1272809-me-micro-burst-montebello-0002-ajs.jpg)
![Cleanup crews remove a large piece of debris that was strewn along Maple Avenue.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f9eb2e7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4200x2703+0+0/resize/2000x1287!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3e%2F8e%2F61c8142142b0ac29e0ccca942f79%2F1272809-me-micro-burst-montebello-0038-ajs.jpg)
![The rear window of a car is blown out from the weather event Wednesday.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/90b0297/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4200x3034+0+0/resize/2000x1445!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F66%2Fd8%2Fba55e5f34ffe9a60c5903be9a3e5%2F1272809-me-micro-burst-montebello-0030-ajs.jpg)
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