High Wind — Northern Willamette Valley Including Portland Metro Area, Oregon

1998-11-25 · Northern Willamette Valley Including Portland Metro Area, Oregon

Event narrative

The next strong Pacific storm caused high winds along the coast and in a few parts of the Willamette valley. Highest winds were reported around 1 am on the 25th, including a gust to 63 mph Astoria airport, and a gust to 68 mph at Clatsop Spit, and gust to 65 mph in Cannon Beach, all in Clatsop county, sustained winds 50 mph gusting to 86 mph in Netarts in Tillamook county, and sustained winds 42 mph gusting to 62 mph in Newport in Lincoln county. A spotter in Cornelius, in Washington county, reported a gust to 56 mph at 105 am. Scattered power outages and reports of downed trees were received.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5674028. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.