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January 10, 2008 Vancouver Tornado Vancouver Tornado Title

January 10, 2008 Vancouver Tornado

Enhanced Fujita Scale Rating (EF-1)

noaa bullet Wind Speeds 90-110 mph
noaa bullet 200+ 12-24" Trees Blown Down (6 in excess of 36"; one 50")
noaa bullet 50+ Sculling Boats Damaged at Vancouver Lake
noaa bullet 30-40 Homes Damaged
noaa bullet 19 Power Poles Snapped
noaa bullet 3 Light Construction Structures Destroyed		 noaa bullet 2 HVAC Units Damaged
noaa bullet Damage to Farm Buildings Near Hockinson
noaa bullet Hail Several Inches Deep in Hazel Dell
noaa bullet Semi-Trailer Overturned
noaa bullet 0 Injuries
noaa bullet 0 Fatalaties

A seemingly typical winter day quickly turned violent as an upper level short wave moved over the West Hills triggering a tornadic storm that moved east over the northern Willamette Valley. This webpage documents the damage caused by this storm and provides some insight into the environmental factors that may have contributed to the tornado formation. In depth discussions/presentations are found in the Pacific NW Weather Conference Presentations.


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Vancouver Marina Missing Shingles Overturned Latrine OR/WA Tornado Climatology
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Horizontal Convective Rolls Storm Peak Severe Weather Frequency
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noaa bullet Pacific NW Weather Conference Presentations (Large Files):
           Climatology and Storm Overview (10 MB)
           Role of Surface Flow and Topography (8 MB)
           Radar Observations (10 MB)
           The Perfect Tornado (13 MB)
noaa bullet Public Information Statement Recapping Storm
Here are two great links that provide some basic information about radars:
  • http://weather.noaa.gov/radar/radinfo/radinfo.html
  • http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/doppler/how.htm
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