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High Wind in Eastern Columbia River Gorge, Oregon
High Wind April 4, 2022 · Eastern Columbia River Gorge, Oregon
What the National Weather Service wrote
THe mesonet station XMRY 5 miles west southwest of Rufus, OR measured a wind gust of 62 mph at 1245 PDT. The mesonet station FW6920 Hood River 2 miles southeast of the Dalles, OR measured a wind gust of 60 mph at 1245 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 1024960. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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