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High Wind in Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Oregon
High Wind January 7, 2023 – January 8, 2023 · Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Oregon
What the National Weather Service wrote
The mesonet OD184 measured a gust of 63 mph at 1256 AM January 8th and the mesonet station AS881 measured a gust of 58 mph at 930 PM January 7th.
The wider storm
A negatively tilted upper-level shortwave in combination with a ridge of high pressure directly to east of the CWA lead to a tight pressure gradient across the Blue Mountains and strong down-sloping winds.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1078785. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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