High Wind — Central Coast Range of W Oregon, Oregon

2017-10-21 to 2017-10-22 · Central Coast Range of W Oregon, Oregon

Event narrative

The remote automated weather station at Rockhouse recorded wind gusts up to 78 mph.

Wider weather episode

A very potent atmospheric river brought strong winds to the north Oregon Coast and Coast Range on October 21st. What followed was a tremendous amount of rain for some locations along the north Oregon Coast and in the Coast Range, with Lees Camp receiving upwards of 9 inches of rain. All this heavy rain brought the earliest significant Wilson River Flood on record, as well as flooding on several other rivers around the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 724633. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.