High Wind — Lower Columbia, Washington

2014-12-11 · Lower Columbia, Washington

Event narrative

A Department of Transportation sensor measure sustained winds of 40 mph.

Wider weather episode

A 974 millibar surface low moved northward paralleling the Oregon coast around 80 miles offshore, and resulted in one of the strongest wind storms that Northwest Oregon had experienced in past several of years. The strongest winds occurred as high pressure filled in behind the low. Southwest Washington was less affected than Northwest Oregon, but still saw its fair share of gusty winds along the coast and the Vancouver metro area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 553437. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.