MALIBU - CBS News reported that flash floods, large hail and suspected tornadoes were tearing through Arizona, Nevada and Southern California. In a CBS News video report, the network said Los Angeles, Las Vegas and surrounding areas faced threats of flash floods, large hail and tornadoes, which it described as an "extremely rare occurrence in that region."
According to the same CBS News summary, nearly 30 million people are in the storm zone. The report credited Carter Evans with reporting from Malibu and Rob Marciano with the forecast.
The summary available for this story did not say which areas were under specific warnings, where any suspected tornadoes were seen, or whether damage or injuries had been reported. It also did not give timing for when the threats were expected to begin or end. Those points cannot be confirmed from the CBS News material reviewed here.
The headline and summary differ slightly in emphasis. The headline describes the tornadoes as suspected, while the summary describes the hazards as threats facing the region. Only the summary characterizes tornadoes in that region as rare.
Because the item is a video report, the summary gives no written account of its contents beyond the description above, and this story relies on that description alone.