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High Wind in Coast Range of Nw Oregon, Oregon
High Wind February 8, 2017 – February 9, 2017 · Coast Range of Nw Oregon, Oregon
What the National Weather Service wrote
The weather station at Mt Hebo at an elevation of 3500 feet recorded wind gusts up to 71 mph. In an adjacent zone, Rockhouse RAWS station recorded wind gusts of 59 mph.
The wider storm
A low pressure system approaching the Coast of Washington brought a warm front through on the 7th starting the snow in the Columbia Gorge, and the trailing cold front moved through on the 8th through the 9th bringing high winds to the Oregon Coast and Coast Range as well as additional snow and ice to the Columbia Gorge. Winds picked back up on the back side of this system for another round of high winds in the Central Coast Range.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 684198. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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