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Tornado in Benton County, Oregon

Tornado August 6, 2025 · Benton County, Oregon

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Not rated

0.1 mi

Path length

30 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 30 yards (0.02 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

Not rated. NOAA lists no rating for this tornado. Ratings come from surveying damage, and the National Weather Service now records “EFU” (unknown) when a tornado hit nothing a survey team could rate.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A landspout was photographed and briefly recorded to the west-northwest of Central Linn High School in the fields around Halsey, OR. No damage was reported. A small condensation funnel was observed above the ground circulation by the observer even though the photographs and video did not show the condensation funnel. The ground circulation and condensation funnel were not visibly connected. Time is based on the public report. Location and path width are roughly estimated based on video footage.

The wider storm

A weak upper-level low pressure disturbance over Vancouver Island and an antecedent frontal boundary facilitated a period of showery post-frontal convection on the afternoon of August 6th. This activity was robust enough produce an isolated and short lived Landspout.

Began near Bruce (44.4010, -123.1043).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1290016. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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