WATCH: EF-0 tornado touches down in Oregon coastal town

ROCKAWAY BEACH, Ore. (KATU) — A small tornado touched down in Rockaway Beach on Monday night.

The National Weather Service in Portland confirmed an EF-0 twister did damage in the coastal community. Photos and video from the Neah-Kah-Nie School District show windows being blown out and dumpsters moving across a parking lot.

NWS Portland says the tornado occurred about 9:24 p.m. Monday and had an estimated wind speed of 85 mph.

MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/ef-0-tornado-confirmed-in-rockaway-beach-path-not-continuous-says-nws-neah-kah-nie-school-district-national-weather-service-portland#

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