EFI Tornado Touches Down in Washington

A tornado with winds surpassing 50 mph ripped roofs off buildings, launched large yard toys through windows, uprooted trees and sent residents scrambling in Cowlitz County Thursday afternoon. The National Weather Service confirmed the tornado was an EF1 on the tornado scale. The tornado carved a skipping path through neighborhood streets and into downtown Longview before vanishing in the dark sky a short time later. Denny Malloy was driving through Longview when the wind started swirling around his truck.