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TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1220 PM PDT THU SEP 3 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL COLUMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OREGON...
* UNTIL 1245 PM PDT.
* AT 1219 PM PDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR COLUMBIA CITY, OR NEAR ST. HELENS, MOVING
NORTH AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS FUNNEL
CLOUD.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES, ROOFS, AND VEHICLES.
* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
EAST CENTRAL COLUMBIA COUNTY.
IN OREGON THIS INCLUDES U.S. HIGHWAY 30 WEST OF PORTLAND BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 34 AND 39.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 4600 12285 4599 12284 4598 12284 4597 12283
4597 12282 4588 12284 4588 12291 4600 12292
TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 184DEG 16KT 4592 12287
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
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