"Tornado on the ground in Pocahontas County," Gardner wrote in one post. A fascinating 40-second video shows a "rope tornado" twisting through fields east of Palmer. Rope tornadoes may appear ...

Among other things, Diehl discussed tornado spotting, noting tornadoes are larger than they look, and he outlined escape ...

According to the National Weather Service, the tornado developed near Pico Rivera between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. Thursday.