Battle Ground Tornado Confirmed

By Rod Hill on 2015-12-11


1115 AM     TORNADO          1 SSE BATTLE GROUND     45.77N 122.54W
 12/10/2015                   CLARK              WA   NWS STORM SURVEY
 
             NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO WITH WINDS 
             UP TO 104 MPH TOUCHED DOWN SOUTHWEST OF BATTLE GROUND 
             WASHINGTON AT ABOUT 1115 AM. THE TORNADO IS RATED AN 
             EF1...86 TO 110 MPH. THERE WERE AT LEAST 2 TOUCHDOWN 
             POINTS ALONG A 2 MILE PATH. NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES 
             WERE REPORTED. AROUND 36 HOMES AND 2 BUSINESSES SUSTAINED
             DAMAGE. SEVERAL ROOFS WERE UPLIFTED. DOZENS OF TREES WITH
             A DIAMETER OF 1 TO 3 FEET WERE UPROOTED AND BLOWN DOWN. 
             AROUND HALF A DOZEN 1 TO 2 FOOT DIAMETER TREES SNAPPED.

Report from the NWS office Portland