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High Wind in Foothills of the Blue Mountains, Oregon
High Wind December 14, 2006 – December 15, 2006 · Foothills of the Blue Mountains, Oregon
What the National Weather Service wrote
Reports included a gust to 62 mph at Heppner High School at 933 pm and a gust to 62 mph 3 miles north of Helix at 1025 pm.
The wider storm
A deep Pacific low pressure system brought widespread high winds, property damage, and power outages from the evening of December 14 to the morning of December 15. Tens of thousands of utility customers lost power. Recorded wind gusts 60 to 70 mph were common.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5466. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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