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Tornado Touches Down In Manzanita

<p>Tornado damage in the coastal town of Manzanita, Ore., Oct. 14, 2016.</p>

Tornado damage in the coastal town of Manzanita, Ore., Oct. 14, 2016.

A tornado hit Manzanita, Oregon, at about 8:20 a.m. Friday.

“We could see on radar that it looked like probably a waterspout over the ocean, and that continued as it came on shore," Andy Bryant of the National Weather Service said.

"We did issue a tornado warning for that. And then just within 5 to 10 minutes we saw a report, I believe via Twitter, that there was possible tornado damage in Manzanita.”

Tillamook County Sheriff Andy Long says there has been some structural damage and one person reported windows being blown out.

He said the power is out in some areas and a number of trees have been blown down, but the damage appears to be limited.

Extra staff have been sent to the area to do welfare checks, along with one ambulance.

Friday's weather is expected to be wet and blustery across the Northwest, but wind and rain will pick up Saturday.

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Kristian Foden-Vencil is a veteran journalist/producer working for Oregon Public Broadcasting. He started as a cub reporter for newspapers in London, England in 1988. Then in 1991 he moved to Oregon and started freelancing. His work has appeared in publications as varied as The Oregonian, the BBC, the Salem Statesman Journal, Willamette Week, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, NPR and the Voice of America. Kristian has won awards from the Associated Press, Society of Professional Journalists and the Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors. He was embedded with the Oregon National Guard in Iraq in 2004 and now specializes in business, law, health and politics.