Oregon tornado
A rare tornado struck a small town south of Portland today, tearing roofs off buildings, hurling objects into vehicles and homes and uprooting trees.
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Ryan Cates holds his hand to his face as he looks at the damage to his house caused by a tornado after it touched down on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010, in Aumsville, Ore.
Rick Bowmer Associated Press
A worker from NW Natural walks through debris at a house damaged by a tornado after it touched down on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010, in Aumsville, Ore.
Rick Bowmer Associated Press
“We saw a trampoline fly over a church. It was like the Wizard of Oz.”
Gara Adams Neufeldt’s Restaurant employee
A tornado hurled this board through the windshield of a pickup Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010, in Aumsville, Ore.
Rick Bowmer Associated Press
Aumsville resident Bryce Bates uses his cell phone camera to photograph uprooted trees caused by a tornado that touched down Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010, in the Oregon town.
Rick Bowmer Associated Press
People gather outside destroyed buildings on Main Street, including T.G. Nichols Plumbing, in Aumsville, Ore., after a tornado touched down on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. ““There’s maybe a quarter of the building left,” said City Administrator MaryAnn Hills of the plumbing store . “Most of it ended up on the house next door.”
Rick Bowmer Associated Press
Doug Zeigler walks past a tree uprooted by a tornado that touched down on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010, in Aumsville, Ore.
Rick Bowmer Associated Press
“I was freaking out. I have lived in Oregon all my life and I never thought I would actually see a tornado.”
Justin Profitt Aumsville, Ore., resident
A destroyed building is shown after a tornado touched down on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010, in Aumsville, Ore.
Rick Bowmer Associated Press
A woman uses her cell phone camera to photograph a damaged home after a tornado touched down on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010, in Aumsville, Ore.
Workers check power lines after a tornado touched down on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010, in Aumsville, Ore.
Rick Bowmer Associated Press