Thunderstorm Wind in Lane County, Oregon

Thunderstorm Wind January 16, 2016 · Lane County, Oregon

63 mph

Measured gust (55 kt)

$15K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Strong winds from a band of thunderstorms brought around 8 large trees down. Some of these trees damaged power poles or took down power lines as they fell, and resulted in power outages. A stop sign was blown down, part of a roof blew off, as well as two chicken coup roofs. Part of a chain link fence form a construction site blew onto 5th Street and blocked the southbound lanes.

The wider storm

A band of thunderstorms associated with a negatively tilted upper level trough produced damaging winds to Springfield and Eugene.

Began near Eugene (44.0602, -123.0942).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 613111. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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