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Strong Wind in Central Willamette Valley, Oregon

Strong Wind January 12, 2021 · Central Willamette Valley, Oregon

31 mph

Estimated gust (27 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tree fell onto police vehicle near South Highway 170 and South Barnards Road. Wind gust estimated from Aurora Airport (KUAO) observation.

The wider storm

A series of slow moving fronts brought periods of heavy rain along with strong winds. This resulted in high surf; coastal, river and urban flooding; landslides; and debris flows. As the front moved inland early on the 13th, a debris flow resulted in a fatality in the Columbia River Gorge. The front brought a burst of 35-50 mph winds to the Willamette Valley and southwest Washington interior resulting in over 100K customers without power across southwest Washington and northwest Oregon.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 938507. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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