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Strong Wind in Greater Portland Metro Area, Oregon
Strong Wind February 28, 2022 · Greater Portland Metro Area, Oregon
What the National Weather Service wrote
A strong front brought wind gusts to the area around 35 mph. Downed trees knocked over powerlines which caused several hundred customers to lose power and block a street for a few hours.
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 1010123. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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