Thunderstorm Wind — Polk, Oregon

2021-01-12 to 2021-01-13 · near Black Rock, Polk, Oregon

Event narrative

The Rockhouse RAWS sensor reported a wind of 40 mph gusting to 81 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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 940018. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.