Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, 2014

Waterspout in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, May 18, 2014

May 18, 2014 · NWS PQR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A Water Spout was observed offshore of Lincoln City.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS PQR wrote it up.

A Water Spout was observed offshore of Lincoln City.

The radar

The Portland,OR radar (KRTX), 124 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:58 UTC.

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1 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.

Waterspout, Cascade Head to Florence...Out to 10 Nm

When
May 18, 11:58 AM PST to 12:02 PM PST
Where
Cascade Head to Florence...Out to 10 Nm forecast zone, 8.5 mi SSW of Cascade Head
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
44.936, -124.097

A waterspout was observed offshore of Lincoln City, Oregon around noon on May 18th, 2014.

What these are

Waterspout
A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 517169.