Thunderstorm Wind — Josephine, Oregon

2011-03-13 · near (sxt)sexton Summit, Josephine, Oregon

Event narrative

Numerous trees were broken or uprooted when the squall line went through. A spotter 2E OBrien and ODOT reported that US Highway 199 was closed due to being blocked by a large trees and downed power lines.

Wider weather episode

A strong squall line developed over the coastal waters this day and moved onshore. Squall lines are unusual enough over the Oregon waters, but this one moved over the coastal range and brought severe winds and hail to the west side interior valleys...which is very unusual. Many trees were uprooted or broken, and a number of major roads were closed by fallen trees. 75,000 homes lost power due to this storm.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 280743. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.