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Tornado Hits Oregon Town, No Injuries Reported

NewsCentral Staff

Gara Adams says when a tornado hit the small Oregon town of Aumsville today, she "saw a trampoline fly over a church."

One witness says, "It was like the Wizard of Oz."

Gara Adams says when a tornado hit the small Oregon town of Aumsville today, she "saw a trampoline fly over a church."

The tornado tore roofs off buildings, uprooted trees and hurled objects into vehicles and homes. But no injuries are reported.

The city administrator says a plumbing fixture store across the street from City Hall was heavily damaged.

She says people in her office listened to what she described as the loudest hail she's ever heard -- and then a funnel cloud appeared, and debris from the roofs of houses filled the air.
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