EFU Tornado — Umatilla, Oregon

2022-06-11 · near Barnhart, Umatilla, Oregon

0.0 mi

Path length

15 yds

Path width

Event narrative

The Pendleton Airport air traffic controller relayed a report from a pilot travelling south of the airfield that debris and dust was being picked up by a small tornado. A funnel cloud was observed by NWS personnel and by the public shortly before the relayed report.

Wider weather episode

An atmospheric river pointed at the Pacific Northwest provided plentiful moisture east of the Cascades for scattered to isolated showers to develop across the region. Though instability in the area was weak, an isolated shower about 6 miles southwest of KPDT was able to produce a well defined funnel cloud that preceded a weak small tornado.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1043094. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.