High Wind — Wallowa County, Oregon

2020-11-17 · Wallowa County, Oregon

Event narrative

A trained spotter measured a non-tstm wind gust of 79 mph 3 miles north of Joseph, OR. Two irrigation pivots turned over and trees and power lines in Joseph were reported down.

Wider weather episode

Approaching system pushed a low level wind jet across and tightened pressure gradients at the surface across eastern Oregon and southeast Washington on November 17th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 923887. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.