This is the second tornado of the weekend in Washington. According to
KOMO, the national weather service was quoted as saying "there is no
obvious reason" for the massive increase in tornadoes in the state in
2004. in the last 6 weeks, the state has seen nearly a dozen
tornadoes. The norm is only one or two per year. Most of the tornadoes
this year have been F0's.

Quotes from the KOMO article as well as a video are available below.

http://www.komotv.com/stories/31594.htm

"SEATTLE - The recent rash of tornadoes and funnel clouds in our state
continued through this weekend.

The latest tornado, according to the National Weather Service, hit just
after 3 o'clock on Sunday. It first touched down in Oregon, then skipped
across the Columbia River and jumped back on land in Cowlitz County
knocking down a tree before falling apart.

The National Weather Service also confirms a funnel cloud near Stanwood on
Saturday did touch down...officially making it a tornado. "

Another article quotes the year's total as "at least 5" and shows a webcam
picture of the approaching storm. Like many newspaper / TV sites, it is no
longer
public.
http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_060604_env_wash_tornado.235dd0cd6.html

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