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Strong Wind in Greater Portland Metro Area, Oregon

Strong Wind September 22, 2013 · Greater Portland Metro Area, Oregon

35 mph

Estimated sustained (30 kt)

$8.0M

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Winds in the valley were 30 to 40 mph. These winds brought a tree down onto a house in SE Portland and left around 5000 people without power. Most of the power outages were in Washington County.

The wider storm

A strong cold front resulted in high winds for the North and Central Oregon coast. This storm was the first storm of the Fall season, and also produced strong winds for the Northern Willamette Valley that resulted in structure damage and power outages for the Portland Metro Area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 478329. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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