High Wind — Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Oregon

2021-01-12 to 2021-01-13 · Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Oregon

Event narrative

A non-tstm wind gust of 68mph was measured by the ASOS at the Pendleton, OR Airport at 3:53am PST on Jan. 13th. A non-tstm wind gust of 63mph was measured 3 miles N of Helix, OR at 12:17am PST on Jan. 13th. A trained spotter in Pilot rock, OR reported that siding was ripped off one side of their house at an estimated time of 2:00am PST on Jan. 13th. A social media post originating in Pendleton, OR reported a roof was blown off a structure at an estimated time of 3:14am PST on Jan. 13th.

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 935003. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.