Updated Wind Reports
Monday, November 12, 2007
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...FINAL SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
340 PM PST MON NOV 12 2007
...A STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM BROUGHT STRONG WINDS TO NORTHWEST OREGON
AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON ...
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT HIGH WINDS TO THE COAST...COAST
RANGE...AND INLAND VALLEYS HAS MOVED OFF TO THE NORTH INTO BRITISH
COLUMBIA. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT HAS MOVED EAST OF THE
CASCADES...AND HAS TAKEN ANY MORE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS WITH
IT.
LISTED ARE SOME OF THE HIGHEST WIND GUST OBSERVATIONS FROM THIS
SYSTEM.
LOCATION WIND GUST (MPH) SUSTAINED (MPH)
.......WASHINGTON.......
...COAST...
TOKE POINT (NORTH END OF WILLAPA BAY)..77.............58
BAY CENTER.............................70
OYSTERVILLE............................69
OCEAN PARK.............................58
SOUTH BEND.............................52
LONG BEACH.............................51
...WILLAPA HILLS...
ABERNATHY MTN..........................69.............38
...CASCADE FOOTHILLS...
CANYON CREEK RAWS......................53
...SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON INTERIOR...
NEAR KELSO.............................57
LACENTER...............................48
KELSO AIRPORT..........................46
LONGVIEW TIDE GAGE.....................44
INTERSTATE 5 BRIDGE IN VANCOUVER.......44
CAMAS..................................42
KALAMA.................................40
......OREGON......
...NORTH COAST...
CAPE MEARES (TYPICALLY HIGH BIAS)......92.............59
CLATSOP SPIT...........................86.............73
GARIBALDI..............................83.............63
CANNON BEACH...........................73
ROCKAWAY BEACH.........................70
TILLAMOOK BAY TIDE GAGE................64.............40
ASTORIA AIRPORT........................63.............41
WARRENTON..............................58
ARCH CAPE..............................54
TILLAMOOK AIRPORT......................54
ASTORIA................................52
...CENTRAL COAST...
YAQUINA BRIDGE.........................79.............61
SEA LION CAVES.........................75.............49
DEPOE BAY..............................74
LINCOLN CITY...........................72.............38
YAQUINA HEAD...........................72
NEWPORT JETTY..........................73.............54
NEAR NEWPORT...........................66
YACHATS................................64
FLORENCE JETTY.........................62.............50
NEWPORT AIRPORT........................60.............44
ROADS END..............................55
HATFIELD SCIENCE CENTER................54
SOUTH BEACH............................52
...COAST RANGE...
ROCKHOUSE RAWS.........................73.............39
MT. HEBO...............................80
CEDAR RAWS.............................64
SOUTH FORK RAWS........................48
WILKINSON RAWS.........................47
...WILLAMETTE VALLEY...
SALEM AIRPORT..........................48
ALOHA..................................48
MCMINNVILLE AIRPORT....................46
SHERWOOD...............................46
PORTLAND AIRPORT.......................46
AURORA AIRPORT.........................46
INTERSTATE 205 AT DIVISION.............44
HILLSBORO AIRPORT......................43
FINLEY WILDLIFE REFUGE (CORVALLIS).....42
TROUTDALE AIRPORT......................41
EAGLE CREEK............................41
SCAPPOOSE..............................40
EUGENE AIRPORT.........................38
STAYTON................................38
INTERSTATE 405 AT FREMONT BRIDGE.......36
...CASCADE FOOTHILLS...
YELLOWSTONE MTN........................55
BRUSH CREEK RAWS.......................54
WANDERERS PEAK.........................54
FIELDS (NEAR OAKRIDGE).................46
HORSE CREEK RAWS.......................44
SANDY..................................36
...BUOYS...
BUOY 50 (OFF NEWPORT)..................67
BUOY 89................................64
BUOY 29 (COLUMBIA RIVER BAR)...........62
IN ADDITION...THIS STORM BROUGHT POWER OUTAGES TO THOUSANDS OF
CUSTOMERS IN NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. AT ONE
TIME...ABOUT 45000 CUSTOMERS THROUGHOUT THE AREA WERE WITHOUT POWER.
MOST POWER OUTAGES WERE DUE TO DOWNED TREES TAKING OUT POWER LINES.
DOWNED TREES ALSO CAUSED ROAD CLOSURES TO A HANDFUL OF HIGHWAYS
THROUGHOUT THE AREA...MAINLY UP IN THE COAST RANGE. MULTIPLE DAMAGE
REPORTS WERE ALSO RECEIVED...INCLUDING ONE OF A ROOF HAVING BEEN
BLOWN OFF THE FIRE STATION IN GEARHART OREGON.
-- posted by Pat Timm @ 4:48 PM,
