Many Bay Area residents raced away from the ocean after a jolting cellphone alert warned, “You are in danger.” Others raced toward it.

A tsunami warning was issued for the entire Bay Area coastline Thursday following a large earthquake off the Northern California coast. The tsunami was estimated to begin at 12:10 p.m. in San Francisco.

For the first time in recorded history, downtown San Francisco was issued a tornado warning on Saturday as severe storm conditions swept through the city, prompting local authorities to warn residents of the rare threat.

A major earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California late Thursday morning, triggering a tsunami alert in the Bay Area that sent people scrambling for higher ground before it was ultimately canceled an hour later.

Powerful storms swept through parts of Northern California on Saturday, knocking down trees, causing widespread power outages and prompting weather officials to issue what they said was the first-ever tornado warning for San Francisco.

Powerful storms swept through parts of Northern California on Saturday, December 14, prompting weather officials to issue a tornado warning for San Francisco for the first time in recorded history. RESTRICTIONS AND USAGE TERMS: Please credit “@CoinMystic via Spectee”.

The Weather Channel and our meteorologists.Severe storms caused damage across northern California on Saturday, and f​or the first time in recorded history, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a tornado warning for the city of San Francisco.