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High Wind in Central Coast Range of W Oregon, Oregon
High Wind February 27, 2022 – February 28, 2022 · Central Coast Range of W Oregon, Oregon
What the National Weather Service wrote
Maximum winds were measured at Cape Perpetua with a max gust of 83 mph and at the Rockhouse RAWS station of 36 mph gust 69 mph.
The wider storm
An atmospheric river event, starting late Sunday February 27th and continuing through Monday February 28th, brought heavy rain and strong winds to northwest Oregon and southwest Washington. Rainfall amounts varied from around one inch in the Willamette Valley, to 5 to 10 inches in the Coast Range as well as the Washington and northern Oregon Cascades. Widespread urban and small stream flooding occurred in the Greater Portland-Metro area, and rivers flooded along the coast, in particular the Grays, Wilson and Nehalem rivers.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1010110. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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