High Wind — Eastern Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

2022-04-04 · Eastern Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

Event narrative

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.

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 1024960. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.