F0 tornado in Lincoln County, Oregon

Tornado October 24, 1996 · Lincoln County, Oregon

Rating

0.1 mi

Path length

40 yd

Path width

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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 F0 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F0 meant light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken; the scale paired it with winds of 40–72 mph, figures later judged too high, especially toward the top of the scale, and revised downward in the Enhanced Fujita scale. Ratings then, as now, came from the damage.

The wider storm

A cool, unstable airmass produced showers and thunderstorms over Western Oregon on the 24th and 25th of October. Two waterspouts formed over the Pacific Ocean within minutes of each otherjust off Cape Foulweather on the 24th. One of the waterspouts briefly moved onshore and damaged powerlines before dissipating.

Began near (jnw)newport Arpt (44.7000, -124.0500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5584206. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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