Thunderstorm Wind in Tillamook County, Oregon

Thunderstorm Wind March 1, 2016 · Tillamook County, Oregon

54 mph

Estimated gust (47 kt)

$24K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Thunderstorms and lightning damaged four homes in Nehalem Bay. The homes sustained shingle damage from lightning. One home was heavily damaged with one wall and window blown out.

The wider storm

A cold front backed by a deep surface low resulted in strong winds across Northwest Oregon. Thunderstorms along the front produced damaging winds. Strong winds ahead of the front blew down a weak tree onto a moving vehicle, and resulted in one fatality.

Began near Nehalem (45.7200, -123.9000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 625567. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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