High Wind — Wallowa County, Oregon

2021-10-24 · Wallowa County, Oregon

Event narrative

A mesonet station 2 miles N of Joseph, OR measured a wind gust of 58 mph at 1830 PDT.

Wider weather episode

A deep Pacific low pressure system that passed to the northwest of the forecast area on Oct. 24th created a tight and strong surface pressure gradient across the eastern mountains of OR and far southeast WA as well as a strong 850mb jet across the region. This in turn led to strong winds mixing down into north facing foothill locations in eastern OR and WA.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 991014. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.