EF1 Tornado — Pierce, Washington
2013-09-30 · near Frederickson, Pierce, Washington
$25K
Property damage
1.0 mi
Path length
75 yds
Path width
Event narrative
EF1 tornado on the ground for 5 minutes or less. Path length about 1 mile. Width 75 yards. Max wind speed estimated at 110 mph. Key damage - tore off part of the roof of businesses at NW Door and again at Encon across the street, and on the Fredrickson Boeing Plant facility blew over several empty rail boxcars, knocked down a Rohn tower and several parking lot lamp posts, blew down over two dozen trees, and about a dozen vehicles with damage.
Wider weather episode
An EF1 tornado touched down near Frederickson.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 473041. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.