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Strong Wind in Southern Willamette Valley, Oregon

Strong Wind December 14, 2018 · Southern Willamette Valley, Oregon

45 mph

Measured gust (39 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Weather stations across the southern Willamette Valley recorded wind gusts up to 35 to 45 mph. The strongest was at the Eugene Airport, which recorded wind gusts up to 45 mph. Winds caused a tree to fall in Eugene, barely missing a woman who had just moved her new car out of the driveway where the tree fell.

The wider storm

A strong low pressure system tracked northeast into British Columbia. The associated cold front brought with it strong southerly winds on the north and central Oregon coast. This system also brought windy conditions to the Willamette Valley, bringing down tree limbs and a few trees, which caused scattered power outages.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 798996. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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