High Wind in North Central Oregon, Oregon

High Wind April 4, 2022 · North Central Oregon, Oregon

59 mph

Measured gust (51 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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 1024957. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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