IE tornado derails train, overturns rig

  

MORENO VALLEY (KABC) -- At least two tornadoes and a severe thunderstorm with hail caused problems for Riverside County Thursday afternoon.

Tornado warnings had been issued for the area of Moreno Valley in Riverside County. Those warnings expired at 6 p.m. Thursday.

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At approximately 5:40 p.m., weather spotters reported a funnel cloud over Interstate 15 near Lake Elsinore moving about 8 mph. A funnel cloud is the formation of the distinctive shape of the tornado that has not yet touched the ground.

A big-rig truck was overturned and a train was derailed reportedly by a tornado moving across Riverside County. Emergency personnel were on scene to assist the truck driver. The driver was reported as injured, his condition was unknown.

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Observers at March Air Reserve Base reported a tornado at 4:42 p.m. approximately four miles to the southeast of the base, moving at a roughly 10 miles per hour. There were multiple tornado sightings in the area.

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