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Tornado October 14, 2016 · Tillamook County, Oregon

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Not rated

0.0 mi

Path length

10 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.

Not rated. NOAA lists no rating for this tornado. Ratings come from surveying damage, and the National Weather Service now records “EFU” (unknown) when a tornado hit nothing a survey team could rate.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Video obtained via social media showed a waterspout just offshore of Oceanside along Highway 101. It briefly moved onshore before dissipating. No damage was observed.

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 Oceanside (45.4700, -123.9700).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF2 Tillamook County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 662226. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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