High Wind — Wallowa County, Oregon

2015-02-05 to 2015-02-06 · Wallowa County, Oregon

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system off the Pacific provided a moist southerly flow to the forecast area. Strong southerly winds associated with the warm front would mix down to the surface across several areas in central and northeast Oregon. As a result strong wind gusts and several reports of damage occurred. Wind gusts in MPH are as followed: (86) 3 miles N of Joseph, (74) near Mitchell, (71) 8 miles WSW of Grass Valley, (60) in Bend, (58) 9 miles E of Dufur. Wind damage was reported in several areas as well. A 55ft crank up ham radio tower was lost in the wind event. A tree fell on a House in Enterprise. Lots of damage to trees and some structures at a chimp sanctuary in Tumalo. Shingles blown off a roof just west of Mitchell. Power outages in Wallowa County. Central Electric Power reported 650 customers without power in Bend & Redmond, and another 300 customers without power in Tumalo.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 551259. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.