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High Wind in Lower Columbia Basin, Oregon
High Wind March 28, 2021 – March 29, 2021 · Lower Columbia Basin, Oregon
What the National Weather Service wrote
A mesonet station 8 miles WSW of Echo, OR measured a non-tstm wind gust of 69 mph at 7:46pm PDT on March 28th. The ASOS KHRI at the Hermiston Municipal Airport, OR measured a non-tstm wind gust of 68 mph at 7:40pm PDT on March 28th.
The wider storm
A strong cold front and shortwave trough moving across the region Sunday, March 28th produced gusty winds with blowing dust across much of the forecast area. Winds were strong enough to down power lines in Pendleton, blow a roof off a barn in Mission, and cause a power outage in Pilot Rock.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 947481. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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