Lake Elsinore Tornado: September 2, 2007

Currently 80°F in Hemet, California, USA

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September 2, 2007, 2:18pm: A spout above Lake Elsinore, possibly near Lake Drive. There were no reports of the tornado actually touching down (it looks like it did), and no reports of damage, but the northern end of the city received 0.61" of rainfall. Photo by Jennie Osment.

The Hemet weather pages are a service of WeatherCurrents. Hemet, California is located in the San Jacinto Valley, in western Riverside County, at the foot of the San Jacinto mountains.