High Wind in Lower Columbia, Washington

High Wind December 11, 2014 · Lower Columbia, Washington

40 mph

Measured sustained (35 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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 553437. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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