Thunderstorm Wind — Josephine, Oregon

2012-08-05 · near Williams, Josephine, Oregon

Event narrative

The Squaw Peak RAWS just over the Jackson County line recorded a gust to 53 mph at 1739 PST and a gust to 75 mph at 1839 PST. These gusts were associated with the outflow from a nearby storm. Since the storm itself was over Josephine County, it is assumed that gusts meeting severe thunderstorm criteria occurred there as well.

Wider weather episode

Several thunderstorms developed across the area on this afternoon and evening...and a few of them achieved severe status.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (42.0182, -123.1835)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 392972. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.