High Wind in Lower Columbia, Oregon

High Wind March 15, 2015 · Lower Columbia, Oregon

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$60K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Columbia River Fire and Rescue confirmed that a few large trees fell onto the Gable Park Apartment Building resulting in the displacement of 15 people. The trees also damaged a few cars.

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 565332. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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