High Wind in Central Oregon, Oregon

High Wind February 23, 2020 · Central Oregon, Oregon

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Strong winds downed trees and power lines causing damage to homes and cars and at least three outages affecting 3000 Pacific Power customers in Bend. An electrical transformer box exploded outside Bend Senior High School late Sunday afternoon as a result of the wind storm causing school to be cancelled on Monday.

The wider storm

Strong winds impacted a large area of central and northeast Oregon with the passage of a cold front during the day on Sunday, February 23rd. Widespread winds of 20-40 mph with gusts of 50-55 mph were reported. Winds reached locally damaging levels in portions of the Blue Mountain Foothills, Northern Blue Mountains and in the city of Bend.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 870317. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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