Peak Wind Roundup for Oregon

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
545 PM PST WED NOV 15 2006...ADD VALLEY AIRPORT PEAK WINDS...

...WIND STORM MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BRINGING STRONG WINDS
TO NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
COAST IS BRINGING STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS
TO NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WITH THIS STORM ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR AND
THEN BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.

...PEAK OBSERVED WIND SPEEDS AS OF 455 PM WED EVENING...

MT. HEBO........................122 MPH
ROCKAWAY BEACH..................107 MPH
EAST OF PACIFIC CITY.............82 MPH
LINCOLN BEACH....................78 MPH
CLATSOP SPIT.....................71 MPH
ASTORIA..........................70 MPH
SEASIDE..........................71 MPH
TILLAMOOK........................70 MPH
LINCOLN CITY.....................67 MPH
CAPE FOULWEATHER.................66 MPH
YAQUINA BAY BRIDGE...............66 MPH
NEWPORT..........................60 MPH
NORTHWEST OF KELSO...............59 MPH
ROCKHOUSE........................55 MPH

...VALLEY AIRPORT PEAK WIND SPEEDS AS OF 5 PM...

VANCOUVER........................47 MPH
PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL...........53 MPH
TROUTDALE........................39 MPH
HILLSBORO........................35 MPH
MCMINNVILLE......................40 MPH
AURORA...........................40 MPH
SALEM............................42 MPH
EUGENE...........................33 MPH

I received a peak wind here at Salmon Creek area of 58 mph at 4:00 pm this afternoon. Only recieved .24 inches of rain by 10 pm. Northern Washington got hammered as well with wind gusts of 80 mph and lots of power outages. All of Whidbey Island was out of power due to down lines from Anacortes.


-- posted by Pat Timm @ 10:32 PM,

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