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High Wind in Western Columbia Gorge, Washington

High Wind January 3, 2018 · Western Columbia Gorge, Washington

81 mph

Measured gust (70 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Weather station across the river at Corbett High School measured wind gusts up to 80 mph.

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 735804. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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