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EF1 Tornado — Linn, Oregon

2017-09-19 · near Lacomb, Linn, Oregon

$240K

Property damage

0.7 mi

Path length

167 yds

Path width

Event narrative

Tornado touched down along Green Mountain Road. Although tornado appeared to not be on the ground the entire path, the damage path appears to be 0.69 mile long. The tornado damaged five open barns, damaged 5 to 10 plus additional sheds or barns, brought down two power poles, and snapped six trees 4-12 inches in diameter. There were no injuries.

Wider weather episode

Warm surface temperatures with a strong upper-level front bringing cold air in aloft generated enough instability for a few strong thunderstorms across the region September 19th. One of these storms produced a brief tornado.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 722061. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.