High Wind — North Central Oregon, Oregon

2021-01-12 to 2021-01-13 · North Central Oregon, Oregon

Event narrative

A non-tstm wind gust of 63 mph was measured 1 mile SSE of Moro, OR at 2:15AM PST on Jan. 13th. A non-tstm wind gust of 63 mph was measured 2 miles NW of Wasco, OR at 2:27AM PST.

Wider weather episode

A potent cold front moving under a low level jet early Wednesday morning produced strong southwest wind gusts of 55 to 65 mph across Oregon and Washington during the early morning hours of January 13th, 2020.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 934990. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.