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EF0 tornado in Lewis County, Washington

Tornado May 27, 2011 · Lewis County, Washington

EF0

Rating

0.1 mi

Path length

30 yd

Path width

$10K

Damage as recorded

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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tornado with a peak wind speed estimated near 75 mph. Light to moderate damage to metal roofs on out buildings. Light damage to two houses - missing shingles and siding damage. Large branches snapped off several trees. Tornado estimated on the ground for less than 2 minutes.

Began near Napavine (46.5800, -122.8900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 312323. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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