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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1153 AM PDT MON JUN 17 2013

...MCMINNVILLE OREGON DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS...

* MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING: EF-1

* FATALITIES:  NONE

* INJURIES:    NONE

* BEGIN TIME/LOCATION:  06/13/2013...432 PM PDT
                        NE 14TH ST AND NE KIRBY ST
                        MCMINNVILLE OREGON
                        LAT 45.2176 N    LONG 123.1871 W

* END TIME/LOCATION:    06/13/2013...438 PM PDT
                        1100 NE LAFAYETTE AVE
                        MCMINNVILLE OREGON
                        LAT 45.2144 N    LONG 123.1849 W

* MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED:  90 MPH

* PATH LENGTH:                   0.25 MILES

* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH:            160 FEET

* DISCUSSION/DAMAGE:

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PERSONNEL HAVE SURVEYED DAMAGE IN
MCMINNVILLE...LOCATED IN YAMHILL COUNTY OREGON. THE SURVEY TEAM
DETERMINED THAT A SHORT LIVED TORNADO OCCURRED IN MCMINNVILLE.

THE MCMINNVILLE TORNADO BEGAN NEAR A HOME ON THE SOUTHWEST
INTERSECTION OF 14TH AVE AND KIRBY. AT THIS LOCATION SEVERAL 8-10
INCH DIAMETER TREES WERE SNAPPED WITH DEBRIS TOSSED BOTH SOUTHEAST
AND NORTHWEST OF THE LOCATION. THE DAMAGE IN THIS AREA WAS
CONSISTENT WITH EF-0 DAMAGE. THE TORNADO CONTINUED SOUTHEAST FOR ONE
BLOCK THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WITH SOME TREE DAMAGE NOTED.

THE MAXIMUM DAMAGE OCCURRED AS THE TORNADO CROSSED THE RAILROAD
TRACKS NEAR 12TH AVE AND ENTERED AN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT. A CAMPER
WAS LIFTED OFF OF A PICKUP TRUCK AND THROWN OVER A CHAIN LINK FENCE
TO THE NORTHWEST...OPPOSITE THE DIRECTION THE STORM WAS MOVING. A
LARGE METAL INDUSTRIAL BUILDING HAD MUCH OF ITS ROOF STRUCTURE TORN
OFF. 300 POUND TRELLISES WERE LOFTED...WITH SOME WOOD DEBRIS
BECOMING IMPALED VERTICALLY INTO A MOBILE HOME. THIS EF-1 DAMAGE WAS
CONSTRAINED TO ABOUT A 1 SQUARE BLOCK RADIUS BOUNDED BY NE 12TH
AVE...NE 11TH WAY...NE ALPINE AVE...AND A RAILROAD. THE TORNADO
PROCEEDED TO DO ADDITIONAL EF-0 DAMAGE TO 1-2 INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS
LOCATED BETWEEN ALPINE AND LAFAYETTE AVENUES.

DEBRIS WAS THROWN ACROSS LAFAYETTE AVENUE TOWARD AN AUTO REPAIR
SHOP...AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO A STRUCTURE HOLDING UP A SIGN AND
SOME TREES NEAR THE SHOP. THE TORNADO LIFTED ON THE SE SIDE OF THE
INTERSECTION OF 11TH AVE AND LAFAYETTE. DEBRIS CONTINUED TO BE
THROWN ALONG THE STORMS SW MOVING PATH THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL
NEIGHBORHOOD. THE STORM ENTERED JOE DANCER PARK...WHERE STRAIGHT
LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS NOTED.  THE DAMAGE WAS WIDELY SCATTERED AND
CONSISTENT WITH MAINLY 60-80 MPH WINDS. THIS INCLUDED ABOUT A HALF
DOZEN MEDIUM-SIZED DECIDUOUS TREES SNAPPED IN THE DIRECTION OF STORM
MOTION.

THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION WAS DETERMINED BY A NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE SURVEY TEAM AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF
THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM DATA.

THIS INFORMATION WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND.

FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES
INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WIND SPEEDS  65 TO  85 MPH
EF1...WIND SPEEDS  86 TO 110 MPH
EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH
EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH
EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH
EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH

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WEAGLE/DONOFRIO