I received this from an Emergency Management email list – it was written yesterday and distributed this morning…
A tornado touched down in Huntington Beach today (actually it was a water spout that came on land); for public safety purposes procedures are the same as land tornados. There continues to be lots of instability and moisture, so there is a chance of more tornado/funnel cloud activity for the rest of the week, so you may wish to educate your staff on basic tornado safety instruction (follows).

Tornado Public Safety Instruction (from the National Weather Service):
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE… SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES…EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE… LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
That National Weather Service predicts a lull in storm activity tonight and into tomorrow morning, which is good news for the morning commute. There are TWO more BIG storms coming, as opposed to the ONE we have heard about to date.
The next BIG storm will be late tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon and night; likely see the pattern similar to what we saw today. Rain will begin in earnest in the evening, 1 to 2 inch of rain. A 4th storm coming in Thursday afternoon will continue into the night. Rain amounts similar to what we have seen.
The ground is pretty close to saturated, so this additional rainfall will create problems in urban and rural area street and stream flooding is expected until Friday afternoon/night. Saturday is expected to be dry.