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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Portland OR
415 PM PST Thu Nov 7 2024


...NWS Preliminary Damage Survey for 10/31/24 Oregon State
University Ship Operations Facility Tornado Event in South
Beach, Oregon...


.Overview...Security camera footage showed a distinct circulation
move northeastward across a lot before moving over the bay and
impacting pilings and a dock in the water. About 20 square feet
of concrete shingles were torn off the main building. Various
items weighing up to 1100 pounds in the parking lot were flipped
upside down or pushed aside.


Rating: EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph
Path Length /statute/: .16 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 20 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0

Start Date:             10_31_2024
Start Time:             756 AM PDT
Start Location:         Oregon State University Ship Operations Facility, South Beach, Oregon
Start Lat/Lon:          44.623887 / -124.046304

End Date:               10_31_2024
End Time:               757 AM PDT
End Location:           Oregon State University Ship Operations Facility, South Beach, Oregon
End Lat/Lon:            44.625132 / -124.043746



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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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