1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Pendleton, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 23, 7:30 PM PST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
NORTHEAST OREGON/SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 830 PM PDT TUE OCT 23 2001 WINDS ARE SLOWLY DECREASING THROUGHOUT THE BASIN AND FOOTHILLS BUT A FEW AREAS STILL EXPERIENCING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. EXPECT WIND TO CONTINUE DECREASING OVERNIGHT AS SURFACE HIGH BUILDS INTO OREGON AND WINDS ALOFT DECOUPLE FROM BOUNDARY LAYER. ISOLATED SHOWERS DECREASING IN COVERAGE IN THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS AS SEEN ON KPDT 88D. SHOWERS SHOULD END BY MIDNIGHT. CLEARING SKIES THIS EVENING WILL GIVE WAY TO SOME APPROACHING HIGH CLOUDS LATER TONIGHT. THESE CLOUDS ARE PART OF A FAST MOVING SYSTEM THAT WILL PASS THROUGH WASHINGTON AND BRITISH COLUMBIA WEDNESDAY. NORTHERN ZONES MAINLY NORTH OF OREGON BORDER HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEEING SOME LIGHT RAIN BUT BEST PRECIP LOOKS TO REMAIN NORTH AND WEST OF KPDT FORECAST AREA. RIDGING THURSDAY PUSHES JET NORTH INTO CANADA ALONG WITH A WARM FRONT THAT KEEPS PRECIP THREAT WEST AND NORTH OF FORECAST AREA. SOLOMON PDT 0330 ALW 0330 PSC 0330 YKM 0330 .KPDT...WSR-88D...VCP32/CSR21...OPERATIONAL. .KPDT...NONE...
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
An automated weather sensor (RAWS) at Alder Ridge recorded a wind gust of 70 mph. Alder Ridge is located at an elevation of 4800 feet in the Blue Mountains.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Washington in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, October 2001
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: 5271304.