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Crews assess damage following Port Orchard, Wash., tornado

Click to play video: 'Storm damage team assessing tornado aftermath west of Seattle'
Storm damage team assessing tornado aftermath west of Seattle
WATCH: Storm damage team assessing tornado aftermath west of Seattle – Dec 19, 2018

A National Weather Service storm damage survey team is heading to a town west of Seattle where a strong tornado blew through a neighbourhood.

The rare twister touched down Tuesday in Port Orchard, Washington. It damaged several homes and toppled trees.

There were no immediate reports of injuries.

The National Weather Service crew will determine just how powerful the storm was.

The Kitsap County sheriff’s office told local media the damage was “catastrophic” and contained to neighbourhoods east and south of a Walmart in Port Orchard.

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The sheriff’s office says power lines were down and roads were closed in the area.

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WATCH: A rare tornado touched down Tuesday in the Washington state town of Port Orchard, leaving a wide path of damage. Nadia Stewart reports.

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Tornado causes widespread damage in Washington state

About 50 buildings were affected.

Port Orchard is about 15 miles (24 kilometres) west of Seattle, across Puget Sound on the Kitsap Peninsula.

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