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Excessive Heat in Greater Portland Metro Area, Oregon
Excessive Heat August 1, 2017 – August 4, 2017 · Greater Portland Metro Area, Oregon
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What the National Weather Service wrote
The record-breaking heat led people to seek relief at local rivers. One man drowned (indirect) while swimming in the Columbia River near Sauvie Island.
The wider storm
A ridge of high pressure aloft with a surface thermal trough over the area lead to record-breaking high temperatures across NW Oregon.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 719758. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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