October 1, 2013
1230:18z
September 30, 2013
SEATTLE -- A rare tornado damaged industrial buildings south of
Seattle as an early winter storm dumped record amounts of rain and
knocked out power for thousands in the Pacific Northwest.
The tornado at 7:20 a.m. Monday hit the industrial area of Frederickson, tearing a hole in the roof of the Northwest Door factory, blowing out car windows at a nearby Boeing factory, and damaging a building where sections of a downtown Seattle tunnel project were being assembled.
A team from the Weather Service office in Seattle went to the scene and confirmed the tornado from eyewitness accounts, meteorologist Johnny Burg said.
There were no injuries.
The tornado at 7:20 a.m. Monday hit the industrial area of Frederickson, tearing a hole in the roof of the Northwest Door factory, blowing out car windows at a nearby Boeing factory, and damaging a building where sections of a downtown Seattle tunnel project were being assembled.
A team from the Weather Service office in Seattle went to the scene and confirmed the tornado from eyewitness accounts, meteorologist Johnny Burg said.
There were no injuries.
Read more at http://www.wunderground.com/news/high-winds-damage-industrial-area-near-seattle-20130930#BZojAJycdBc6dBhH.99
SEATTLE -- A rare tornado (click here) damaged industrial buildings south of
Seattle as an early winter storm dumped record amounts of rain and
knocked out power for thousands in the Pacific Northwest.
The tornado at 7:20 a.m. Monday hit the industrial area of Frederickson, tearing a hole in the roof of the Northwest Door factory, blowing out car windows at a nearby Boeing factory, and damaging a building where sections of a downtown Seattle tunnel project were being assembled.
A team from the Weather Service office in Seattle went to the scene and confirmed the tornado from eyewitness accounts, meteorologist Johnny Burg said.
There were no injuries.
There is a growing water vapor content to the vortex off the northeast USA, too. This will no doubt increase the possibility of rain and winds.
...The weekend rainfall total was 2.60 inches at SeaTac, which exceeded average total of 1.50 inches for September.The tornado at 7:20 a.m. Monday hit the industrial area of Frederickson, tearing a hole in the roof of the Northwest Door factory, blowing out car windows at a nearby Boeing factory, and damaging a building where sections of a downtown Seattle tunnel project were being assembled.
A team from the Weather Service office in Seattle went to the scene and confirmed the tornado from eyewitness accounts, meteorologist Johnny Burg said.
There were no injuries.
There is a growing water vapor content to the vortex off the northeast USA, too. This will no doubt increase the possibility of rain and winds.
Posted: 7:07 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, 2013
Heavy rain, howling winds cause widespread damage (click here)
Heavy rain, howling winds cause widespread damage (click here)
KIRO 7 meteorologist Brian Monahan said some areas doubled or even tripled that average.
Record rainfall of 1.71 inches was recorded at SeaTac on Saturday. The weather service said that was more than double the old record of 0.83 inches set in 1948.
A record rainfall of 2.93 inches was set in Olympia, breaking the old record of 0.82 inches set in 1971.
Some areas of Lewis County received up 6 inches of rain over the last three days.
Wind gusts of up to 50 mph early Monday had some people on edge and for good reason....The Weather Channel Gulf of Mexico Map (click here for loop - thank you)
October 1, 2013
1259 gmt
There is a strong low pressure system south of Cuba worth watching.
October 1, 2013
1400 gmt
