EF0 tornado — Linn County, Oregon

EF0 tornado in Linn County, Oregon

Tornado September 28, 2007 · Linn County, Oregon

EF0

Rating

1.0 mi

Path length

350 yd

Path width

$20K

Damage as recorded

$22K

Crop damage

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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

Storm survey found tornado off of Tennessee School Drive was on the ground for 5-10 minutes, with a path a little less than a mile in length, and maximum width 350 yards. Tornado tracked northwest to southeast over open fields and then in trees. Six farm buildings damaged, mostly roof damage. Estimated 90-100 mature trees damaged, with 20-30 of them snapped off low in the trunk, and 6 to 8 uprooted. One tree fell on farmhouse sustaining minor damage. Rated EF0 on enhanced Fujita scale, with gusts 75 to 85 mph.

The wider storm

In an unstable atmosphere, several thunderstorms moved over the forecast area. One such storm produced a short-lived tornado, that did considerable damage to a local farm. Dime size hail was also reported with the storm.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 61049. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

EF0 tornado in Linn County, Oregon

What the National Weather Service wrote

The wider storm

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