Strong Wind in Lane County Lowlands, Oregon

An emergency manager called to report tree damage around the University of Oregon Campus with a new article indicating a few down trees and 1 injury as a result of the strong wind. The nearby ASOS KEUG measured a peak wind gust of 40 mph at 1510 Feb 24th.

A strengthening upper-level low and an associated strong low pressure system at the surface tracked just off the Pacific Northwest coast leading to a period of high winds. Warmer temperatures, additional rainfall and prior snowfall to this event facilitated localized flooding as well. The frontal passage during the early afternoon hours of Feb 24th allowed for a period of isolated severe thunderstorms later that afternoon due to a low CAPE but high shear environment.