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Strong Wind in Central Willamette Valley, Oregon

Strong Wind January 5, 2019 · Central Willamette Valley, Oregon

54 mph

Measured gust (47 kt)

$100K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Salem Airport ASOS recorded wind gusts up to 54 mph. 6500 people lost power during the peak of this storm, as several power lines went down in south Salem, Stayton, Dallas, and Independence.

The wider storm

A strong low pressure system moving up the coast from the south brought strong southerly winds across all of northwest Oregon. The strongest winds were recorded along the coast, but winds in the Willamette Valley weren't much weaker than what was observed along the coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 802476. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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