Excessive Heat — Greater Portland Metro Area, Oregon
2017-08-01 to 2017-08-04 · Greater Portland Metro Area, Oregon
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Direct deaths
Event narrative
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.
Wider weather episode
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_id 719758. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.