High Wind in Wallowa County, Oregon

High Wind November 17, 2020 · Wallowa County, Oregon

79 mph

Measured gust (69 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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 923887. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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