High Wind — Lower Columbia Basin, Oregon

2022-11-04 to 2022-11-05 · Lower Columbia Basin, Oregon

Event narrative

The mesonet station ODT44 measured a gust of 63mph at 2351PDT November 4th, and the ASOS KHRI measure a gust of 60mph at 0024PDT November 5th.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front pushed through the region during the afternoon on November 4th into the morning hours of November 5th accompanied by a strong low level jet and tight surface pressure gradient. The strongest winds occurred late on the evening of November 4th and on the early morning of November 5th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1066810. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.