50th anniversary of deadly Vancouver tornado The region’s only deadly twister killed 6 in Vancouver April 5th, 1972 By Mark Nelsen Published: Apr. 5, 2022 at 9:31 PM PDT ...

Photo courtesy Brayden Milliner. VANCOUVER, Wash. - Thirty-eight years ago today, at 1 p.m., an F3 tornado whipped through the Portland area.

Even now, 45 years later, the April 5, 1972 Vancouver tornado is the single-deadliest tornado to ever strike west of the Rocky Mountains, killing six people and injuring more than 300.

Just after noon on April 5, 1972, a tornado roared through Vancouver. One of many buildings destroyed by the storm was Peter S. Ogden Elementary School, where James was a fourth-grader.

VANCOUVER, Wash. - The 1972 tornado that tore through Vancouver, Washington lasted only two minutes, but 40 years later, Theresa Captain remembers being rescued like it was yesterday.

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A rare tornado touched down Thursday in a residential area of Vancouver, downing power lines, uprooting trees, tossing shopping carts into cars and causing moments of fear.

VANCOUVER, Wash. — It was a storm that rocked the Pacific Northwest. The deadliest tornado in the region’s history struck Vancouver, Wash., on April 5, 1972, killing six people and injuring ...

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Deadly 1972 tornado left its mark on Vancouver Survivors, relatives of victims of historic tornado vividly recall events of 50 years ago By Tom Vogt, for The Columbian Published: April 3, 2022, 6:05am ...

Environment Canada briefly issued a rare tornado watch for Metro Vancouver and Howe Sound on Saturday evening. "A waterspout was spotted west of Vancouver International Airport and is moving north ...