Just when folks here have switched gears into winter weather mode, others were having to deal with the clean-up from a different type of severe weather. A brief tornado touched down the night of Nov 6 on the Oregon coast town of Lincoln City. High surf and hail also battered the area. The tornado had winds estimated between 65 and 85 mph, and though the damage path was a mere 150 yards long by 80 yards wide, it damaged 11 homes and three cars. Fortunately, because the area had many summer rental homes, those homes were vacant and there were no reported fatalities or injuries. Tornadoes are rare across the Northwest, and even rarer this time of year, but it just goes to show that these types of events can occur any time of year as long as the right ingredients are present.
