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High Wind in Western Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

High Wind December 21, 2015 · Western Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

68 mph

Measured gust (59 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several trees were downed from strong west winds resulting in the closure of I-84 (east bound). A peak gust of 68 mph was measured at the Bonneville Dam.

The wider storm

High winds impacted Northwest Oregon as a 980 millibar low moved onshore in Pacific County, Washington. The winds resulted in widespread tree damage and power outages.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 611935. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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