Tornado Hits Longview, Washington

Thursday, October 23, 2014

A tornado hit Longview, Washington arround 1 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. The first reported sightings were near the Kessler Elementary School in the 1900 block of Kessler Boulevard, but multiple reports of a tornado and damage in a commercial downtown area were made via Twitter. The tornado moved across town toward Kelso, knocking down trees and damaging roofs. No fires were started, but there are numerous power outages. No injuries have been reported.

Check out our Facebook thread with latest pictures from the possible tornado near Longview, WA http://t.co/IA5tqEtZFz pic.twitter.com/JHQ4Etp3Cc
— KATU News (@KATUNews) October 23, 2014

Big damage from the possible tornado near Longview, WA Latest updates here: http://t.co/PZ4UJWV6Pa #LiveOnK2 pic.twitter.com/Q8XTgnAYjd
— KATU News (@KATUNews) October 23, 2014

Longview - Building housing Carl's Towing. No injuries reported! #WildWeather pic.twitter.com/cu6vIP8JC1
— Trooper Will Finn (@wspd5pio) October 23, 2014

New photos just in of the tornado damage in Longview: http://t.co/Ws6byCdkOX pic.twitter.com/mBD5LGOKWd
— FOX 12 Oregon KPTV (@fox12oregon) October 23, 2014