High Wind — Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Oregon

2022-11-29 to 2022-11-30 · Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Oregon

Event narrative

The Mesonet station AS881 measured a gust of 66mph at 0200PDT on November 30th and the Mesonet station OD184 measured a gust of 65mph at 0537PDT on November 30th.

Wider weather episode

A strong upper level trough slid down the coast of British Columbia facilitating a period of strong southerly winds along Blue Mountains foothills, and heavy snow across the mountain areas between November 29th and December 1st. Wind gusts of 60-65mph were measured along the foothills of the northern Blue Mountains and snow accumulations of up to 22 inches were reported in the Washington Cascades, and up to 24 inches in portions of the northern Blue Mountains of Oregon and Washington.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1067515. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.