EF0 Tornado — Clackamas, Oregon

2020-06-13 · near Damascus, Clackamas, Oregon

Event narrative

A tornado occurred in Damascus, Oregon just south of Hwy 212 between SE Tong Road and SE 232nd Drive. Damage occurred to numerous trees, mostly small and medium size branches. There were 5 trees (all pine or poplar) that were either snapped off or uprooted. The most significant property damage was noted near Royer Road where a large poplar tree was uprooted from very wet soil. This tree landed on parked vehicles, significantly damaging three of them. No structural damage to homes, roofs, windows, or outbuildings was found. Note: Start and end times were estimated from a combination of radar data and timestamps on videos from several members of the public who captured the event.

Wider weather episode

An upper low off of the Washington coast brought showers to the area with increasing instability in the afternoon into the early evening as the upper low moves inland near the Washington and Oregon border.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 939795. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.