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High Wind in Western Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

High Wind January 3, 2018 · Western Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

81 mph
Measured gust (70 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wind gusts up to 80 mph were recorded at a weather station at Corbett High School.

The wider storm

High pressure east of the Cascades with a low pressure system approaching from the west created strong easterly winds through the Columbia River Gorge.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 735800. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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