 The Post Office Department, however, went through with the name change, and as a result the Port Orchard post office ended up in Sidney, and the Charleston post office ended up in Port Orchard.It wasn't until 1903 that local politician Will Thompson convinced the state legislature to correct this confusing situation, and relocated the Charleston post office to Charleston, at the same time renaming Sidney "Port Orchard", as it is known today.On December 18, 2018, a cul-de-sac in Port Orchard was struck by an EF-2 tornado with winds between , the strongest tornado in Washington since 1986.