2008 Vancouver tornado

Infobox tornado outbreak
name = 2008 Vancouver tornado
image location = Vancouver Tornado - RTX loop.gif


date = January 10, 2008
duration = 25 minutes
fujitascale = EF1 cite web | title =Residents still abuzz over tornado | publisher = "KGW" | url = http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_011008_news_tornado_washington.c52dc46.html | accessdate = 2008-01-12]
tornadoes = 1
total damages (USD) = $525,000 citeweb|title=NCDC:Event Details|url=http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~693293|publisher="National Climatic Data Center"|accessdate=2008-05-03]
total fatalities = 0
areas affected = Clark County, WA, Skamania County, WA
enhanced = yesThe 2008 Vancouver tornado was a rare tornado that occurred in the city of Vancouver, Washington on January 10, 2008.cite web | title = Tornado Hits Vancouver, Hazel Dell Area | publisher = "KOIN" |url = http://koin.com/Global/story.asp?S=7606639 | accessdate = 2008-01-12] The NWS rated this storm to be an EF-1 (wind speeds of 90-110 mph).

The National Weather Service briefly posted a Tornado Warning, but quickly retracted it. The tornado was immediately accompanied by several funnel clouds, and an advisory issued stated that more funnel clouds were possible. A funnel cloud was seen to the south of the tornado in Gresham, Oregon. The storm was a rare event in the Pacific Northwest. cite web | title = Tornado Strikes Vancouver | publisher = "KPTV" | url = http://www.kptv.com/news/15022983/detail.html | accessdate = 2008-01-12]

Damage reports showed widespread downed power lines, malfunctioning traffic lights, and roofing that had been ripped off. Although the majority of damage was light in nature, [citeweb|title=Tornado hits Vancouver area|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004119395_tornado11m.html|publisher="Seattle Times"|accessdate=2008-03-20] in at least one case a home was completely demolished. At least 2,500 homes and businesses had lost power because of the storm.

Confirmed Tornadoes

ee also

* 1972 Portland-Vancouver Tornado

References

External links

* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7829613567848970061&q=vancouver+tornado&total=6&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=3 Video of weather conditions in the area]
* [http://www.kgw.com/video/video-index.html?nvid=207411 Video of damage and cleanup efforts]
* [http://www.wrh.noaa.gov:80/pqr/VUO_tor.php NOAA's close up map of swath that tornado took out.]
* [http://dev.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forecast/getprod.php?wfo=pqr&pil=PNS&sid=PQR Public Information Statement on the storm.]