High Wind — North Central Oregon, Oregon

2022-04-04 · North Central Oregon, Oregon

Event narrative

The mesonet station FW6922 Hood River 7 miles northeast of Dufur, OR measured a wind gust of 59 mph at 1245 PDT. The RAWS station North Pole Ridge 11 miles east of Shaniko, OR measured a wind gust of 59 mph at 1148 PDT.

Wider weather episode

A strong upper level low coupled with cold front at the surface brought numerous wind and winter weather impacts across portions of eastern Washington and eastern Oregon. Moisture rounding the upper low produced heavy snow across portions of the east slopes of the Cascades, while the cold front produced strong winds in the lower elevations during the day on April 4th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1024957. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.