An EF2 tornado spun up Tuesday December 18th in Port Orchard, Washington. It's
the strongest to hit the state since 1986. That's 32 years! How rare is an event like this?
From 1954-2016, Washington State had 118 tornadoes which averages out to about 2 per
year and only 5 of them occurred in December.
...NWS SEATTLE DAMAGE SURVEY CONFIRMS EF2 TORNADO NEAR PORT
ORCHARD, WASHINGTON...
ALL INFORMATION IS CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
DATE: TUESDAY DECEMBER 18, 2018
TIME: APPROXIMATELY 150 TO 155 PM PST
RATING: EF-2
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS: 120-130 MPH
LENGTH: 1.4 MILES
WIDTH: 250-300 YARDS
START POINT: GEIGER ROAD APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTH OF PORT ORCHARD
END POINT: SE KERRI COURT APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PORT ORCHARD
COUNTY: KITSAP
SIGNIFICANT TREE AND STRUCTURE DAMAGE WAS NOTED ALONG THE PATH.
