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Heat in Western Columbia River Gorge, Oregon
Heat August 7, 2022 – August 8, 2022 · Western Columbia River Gorge, Oregon
What the National Weather Service wrote
High temperatures were in the mid to upper 90s.
The wider storm
Strong high pressure expanded into the region bringing a very warm air mass. High temperatures peaked near 100 degrees on the 7th in portions of the Willamette Valley and through the Columbia River Gorge. This was a brief event however as high temperatures were in the 80s in the days immediately following. One suspected heat related fatality occurred in Multnomah County on the 7th.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1054224. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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