EF0 Tornado — Benton, Washington
2016-05-21 · near Kennewick Vista Arpt, Benton, Washington
$20K
Property damage
0.1 mi
Path length
100 yds
Path width
Event narrative
We received a cell phone video captured from the general public that showed swirling motion at the surface.
Wider weather episode
A fairly short-lived thunderstorm intensified quickly and spun up a brief EF0 tornado that quickly dissipated. Very heavy rain and some localized flash flooding occurred in downtown Kennewick with this storm. Some reports of near the proximity of the tornado were: trees down and 0.75 inch hail.
View location on OpenStreetMap → (46.2000, -119.1700)
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 630791. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.