2018_Port_Orchard_tornado
2018 Port Orchard tornado
Weather event in Washington, United States
The 2018 Port Orchard tornado was a rare strong tornado that struck the city of Port Orchard, Washington on December 18, 2018.[4] The National Weather Service office in Seattle rated the tornado EF2 following an on-site survey of the storm damage the day after the event.[5] There were no fatalities or major injuries reported.[1][2] This was the first tornado to have touched down in Western Washington since an EF0 tornado in 2017 near Monroe.[6] Damage was most pronounced near the South Kitsap Regional Park.[4]
The tornado was the largest recorded in Kitsap County, and the 12th recorded F2/EF2 tornado to touch down in Washington since 1950. Washington state averages 2.5 tornadoes annually, but only 0.1 tornadoes in the month of December; the majority of these are rated EF0.[4][7]