Oregon, 2001

Damaging Winds in Oregon, April 2, 2001

April 2, 2001 · NWS PQR · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Portland, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 2, 8:00 AM PST, 4 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 8:00 AM PST, 4 hours before
NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
900 AM PDT MON APR 2 2001

COLD UPPER LOW WILL RESIDE OVER PAC NW THROUGH TUE...WITH -35C 500 MB
AIR OVER DISTRICT TODAY...WARMING JUST SLIGHTLY TUE. SATELLITE SHOWS
COLD CUMULUS SPREADING ONSHORE THIS MORNING...BUT TRAJECTORY APPEARS
HEADED INLAND MAINLY SOUTH OF DISTRICT ASSOCIATED WITH DYNAMICS OF
VORTICITY LOBE HEADED TOWARD CA/OR BORDER. THUS EXPECT MAINLY DIURNAL
SHOWER ACTIVITY BOTH DAYS...PEAKING DURING AFTERNOON HEATING AND
DECREASING AT NIGHT ONCE CONVECTION EASES.

THICKNESSES DOWN INTO THE LOWER TO MID 520S WILL ALLOW SNOW DOWN TO
NEAR 1500 FEET TODAY IN HEAVIER SHOWERS...EDGING UP SOME TUE.
CONVECTION SHOULD NOT BE ORGANIZED ENOUGH NOR WESTERLY UP SLOPE FLOW
STRONG ENOUGH FOR ANY SNOW ADVISORIES. WILLIS

AST 866  PDX 766  SLE 866  EUG 866

.KPDX...NONE.

The radar

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When
April 2, 12:00 PM PST to 1:00 PM PST
Where
Benton County, Albany
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
44.492, -123.429 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When
April 2, 6:00 PM PST
Where
Benton County, Corvallis
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
44.492, -123.429 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
April 2, 7:10 PM PST to 7:15 PM PST
Where
Marion County, Jefferson
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
44.903, -122.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms produced pea-sized hail in the Central Willamette Valley from mid-day until evening. Hail piled up along Interstate 5 from Jefferson to Corvallis, which caused slippery roads. Several accidents were reported, but no serious injuries were reported.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5239249, 5239250, 5239251.