EF0 Tornado — Marion, Oregon
2017-10-12 · near Aurora Arpt, Marion, Oregon
$40K
Property damage
0.6 mi
Path length
50 yds
Path width
Event narrative
The tornado started on Boones Ferry Rd NE, west of the Aurora airport. Greenhouses in the area sustained damage, and the tornado continued to travel east across the airport property. Two planes were flipped at Willamette Aviation Services. The tornado ended near Airport Rd NE.
Wider weather episode
A somewhat weak low pressure system moving into Washington brought showers and thunderstorms across northwest Oregon. These storms had been showing weak rotation until one produced a tornado at the Aurora Airport.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 724675. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.