High Wind in John Day Basin, Oregon

High Wind December 14, 2006 – December 15, 2006 · John Day Basin, Oregon

74 mph

Measured gust (64 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Reports included at gust to 74 mph at the John Day airport at 1215 am, an estimated gust to 70 mph at Monument at 1100 pm, and trees uprooted at Mount Vernon at 1100 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 5478. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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