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High Wind in Central Willamette Valley, Oregon

High Wind March 15, 2015 · Central Willamette Valley, Oregon

60 mph

Measured gust (52 kt)

$51K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

A spotter in Canby measured a wind gust of 60 mph, and the Salem Airport measured a gust of 58 mph. Several trees were downed in the area with one large tree falling and damaging a house in Yamhill.

The wider storm

A surface low produced strong gusty winds across Northwest Oregon as it moved north offshore the Central and Northern Oregon coasts before making landfall in Southwest Washington. Soils were well saturated due to a prolonged period of heavy rain, and many trees were downed impacting life and property.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 565329. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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