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Tornado reportedly touches down in Washington

Dec 10, 2015, 11:49 AM | Updated: 12:14 pm

The National Weather Service is responding to reports of a tornado in Battle Ground. (Google Maps)...

The National Weather Service is responding to reports of a tornado in Battle Ground. (Google Maps)

(Google Maps)

The National Weather Service is responding to reports of a tornado in Battle Ground, Wash.

“We’re sending a team out in a bit to do a damage assessment,” the Weather Service tweeted.

Prairie Electric reported the power is out in southeast Battle Ground due to a tornado.

Several people have reported seeing a funnel cloud or a tornado.

Tornado in Battle Ground today. Man… I'm missing all the excitement up here.

Posted by Melody Gibbs on Thursday, December 10, 2015

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