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UPDATE: Carpinteria mobile home park damaged by tornado

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Posted at 9:41 PM, Mar 21, 2023
and last updated 2023-03-22 19:01:32-04

UPDATE (Wed., March 22, 2023) - The National Weather Service says a damage survey team traveled to Carpinteria on Wednesday to assess the damage and has determined an EF0 tornado with winds estimated up to 75 mph struck the park.
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(Tues., March 21, 2023) - Multiple residences were damaged at the Sandpiper Mobile Home Park in Carpinteria, due to a weather event.

Fire crews responded to the mobile home park at 6:01 p.m., finding multiple carports and awning damaged by the wind.

Fire officials say that at least 26 residences were damaged, and that number may increase after further inspections.

Nobody was injured during the incident.