Thunderstorm Wind — Malheur, Oregon

2013-08-22 · near Vale, Malheur, Oregon

Event narrative

Malheur County Sheriff dispatch reported several large trees and power lines down in Vale, Oregon and power outages in Ontario, Oregon.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front combined with instability associated with an upper level low off the coast of California to generate severe convection in parts of Southeast Oregon and Southwest Idaho.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 473973. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.