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High Wind in Greater Portland Metro Area, Oregon

High Wind December 27, 2022 · Greater Portland Metro Area, Oregon

55 mph

Measured gust (48 kt)

$2.0M

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Widespread gusts of 40 to 55 mph throughout the north Willamette Valley. Gusts came and went through the period, with most of the damage occurring around 1200 PST on the 27th.

Many trees were uprooted, snapped, or had broken limbs due to the winds. Several in Garden Home had downed trees, some as large as 2 ft in diameter. PGE and Pacific Power had combined outages of over 100,000 across the region.

The wider storm

High Winds. A strong frontal system probably. South winds probably.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1100801. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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