Thunderstorm Wind — Wasco, Oregon
2019-08-09 · near Tygh Vly, Wasco, Oregon
$5K
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Large Aspen blown down west of Tygh Valley at the intersection of US Highways 197 and 216.
Wider weather episode
A powerful upper storm system combined with modest low and mid level moisture to yield scattered strong to severe storms and flash flooding. Storms developed first across the higher terrain of central Oregon nearer the Cascades and adjacent Ochoco mountains. Storms then built northward with hail and damaging winds along the way.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 853636. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.