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High Wind in Umpqua Basin, Oregon
High Wind January 1, 1997 · Umpqua Basin, Oregon
The wider storm
A warm southwest flow pushed temperatures into the 60s New Years Eve Day with the freezing lifting to above 10,000 ft. Melting snow and copious amount of rain drove rivers and streams well above flood stageacross Southern Oregon New Years Day with wide spread flooding through Jan 3. The basin average storm total rainfall for the New Years Day storm averaged 2-4 inches with rainfall amounts excess 8 inches. Strong winds spread across Southern Oregon with Cape Blanco reporting 100+ mph winds...spotters in Klamath and Lake counties reported winds of 35-55 mph and gusts to 70 mph New Years Day.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5603537. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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