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EF2 tornado in Tillamook County, Oregon

Tornado October 14, 2016 · Tillamook County, Oregon

EF2

Rating

0.7 mi

Path length

225 yd

Path width

$1.0M

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 EF2 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF2 is considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, consistent with estimated gusts of 111–135 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

NWS Storm Survey Team confirmed a EF-2 Tornado went through Manzanita, with estimated peak winds of 125-130 mph. Tornado started as a waterspout over the Pacific Ocean and came onshore near Treasure Cove Lane and continued northeast through Manzanita.

The wider storm

Behind the front that moved through on October 13, unstable airmass generated strong convective showers and thunderstorms. A few of these thunderstorms produced tornadoes, strong winds, hail, and heavy rain.

Began near Manzanita (45.7200, -123.9400).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EFU Tillamook County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 662224. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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