High Wind — Central Oregon Coast, Oregon

2021-01-12 · Central Oregon Coast, Oregon

Event narrative

The Yaquina Bridge sensor (ODT38) reported a wind of 53 mph gusting to 68 mph. Other reports in the area: Yachats (E1135) 48 mph gusting to 67 mph, Newport AWOS (KONP) 44 mph gusting to 58 mph.

Wider weather episode

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_id 940012. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.