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EF0 tornado in Pierce County, Washington

Tornado April 27, 2014 · Pierce County, Washington

EF0
Rating
0.2 mi
Path length
25 yd
Path width
$5K
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

The tornado destroyed a carport at one house. The trestles were also cracked inside of the garage. A utility pole was bent back (leaning) which was being supported by a digger. The garbage can was found in the trees; the trees were damaged. Several shingles were ripped from roofs. A road sign and several more trees were also damaged nearby. At the local Eagle's Club, siding was peeled back on one corner with branches strewn across the property. Estimated peak wind speeds of 75 mph.

The wider storm

The tornado destroyed a carport at one house. The trestles were also cracked inside of the garage. A utility pole was bent back (leaning) which was being supported by a digger. The garbage can was found in the trees; the trees were damaged. Several shingles were ripped from roofs. A road sign and several more trees were also damaged nearby. At the local Eagle's Club, siding was peeled back on one corner with branches strewn across the property.

Began near Eatonville (46.8649, -122.2625).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 508483. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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