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High Wind in Central Willamette Valley, Oregon

High Wind October 15, 2016 · Central Willamette Valley, Oregon

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

$118K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

High winds brought down several trees across the area, blocking roads and bringing down power poles and power lines. Wind also caused a grain silo to collapse near Newberg. In Marion County alone, 6600 people lost power as winds downed four feeder lines through Marion County.

The wider storm

A deepening low pressure system passed north along the Coast bringing strong winds to Northwest Oregon.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 662254. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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