Possible Tornado Touches Down - Vancouver, WA - Things Are Getting Interesting
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This is not a typo; my WeatherBug application suddenly popped up an alert me to….a tornado warning. From here, I hit my local TV stations and for the love of Pete, it turns out that merely 10 miles away from me an actual cyclone did touch down and caused some serious damage in Hazel Dell, Vancouver, WA.
Luckily, things have been manageable: down power lines are being addressed, various debri, tree clean-up, etc. Thus far no reports of serious injuries or fatalities. In schools, kids have been under desks, people backing away from windows, it was pretty wild.
As of 12:54pm, Tornado alert has been canceled, however emergency agencies remain on high alert. More to follow as things progress and there is talk of other cells potentially coming up….stay tuned, officially the danger has passed, local Mets disagree.
Updates: You can catch the latest here from these RSS feeds.
- Google Blogs
- WeatherBug Live
- WeatherBug OnDemand (Zip code 98682)
Updates as of 2:29pm: Confirmed a tornado - again, it has been confirmed a tornado earlier today. More storms coming and yes, some more funnel formation is possible…
The high today was expected to be 43, it is currently 50 degrees.
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