Snow in Big Bear in May is a rare occurrence. In fact, it's only happened 40 times since 1960 and only seven times since 2000.
It's a little unusual for the Southern California mountains to see snow this late in the year after winter but then again, it's been that kind of year: full of surprises."I would say it was around 70, last week it was around 70, and it felt hot," said Big Bear Lake visitor Dmitry Kotov.
"It's just sloppy and wet, we're ready for spring, my tulips are mad," said Tamara Picciolo, who works for The Village Sweet Shoppe."This is kind of a hindrance for us because we just put our plows away, and put the last broken snow shovel away," he said."We generally don't plant anything until after Mother's Day just to be safe, as you can tell outside right now," said Charlene Vasquez.
The weather service confirmed that a "brief EF0 tornado" touched down Thursday morning near suburban Carson. An EFO tornado is the lowest level on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, typically with winds between 65 mph and 85 mph.
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