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 Feb 7, 8:30 PM PST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
NORTHEAST OREGON/SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
830 PM PST THU FEB 7 2002
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING THROUGH THE COLUMBIA BASIN THIS
EVENING. WINDY CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED BY SPOTTERS IN CENTRAL
OREGON. THE LOW WILL BRING COLDER AIR INTO EASTERN OREGON CAUSING
SNOW LEVELS TO LOWER TO 2000 FEET LATE TONIGHT. WINTER STORM
WARNINGS AND SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MANY ZONES IN
NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. THE SURFACE LOW WILL
DEEPEN AND MOVE NORTHEAST IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN THIS EVENING
AND BRING A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. WINDS
WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING IS RESPONSE TO RAPID PRESSURE RISES AND
INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENTS FOLLOWING PASSAGE OF A FAST MOVING
COLD FRONT THIS EVENING. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH
STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO 60 TO 65 MPH TONIGHT IN THE FOOTHILLS AND THE
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN SO WILL ISSUE A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR TONIGHT.
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE
MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.
PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF AND WINDS WILL DECREASE BY MIDDAY
FRIDAY. A SHORT WAVE RIDGE WILL BRING TEMPORARY DRYING FRIDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY. POLAN
PDT +300 ALW +300 PSC +100 YKM +100
.KPDT...WSR-88D...VCP21/CSR21...OPERATIONAL.
.KPDT...HIGH WARNING FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN AND THE FOOTHILLS
OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS FOR TONIGHT (OR ZONES 44 AND 45 AND
WA ZONES 28 AND 29)
WINTER STORM WARNINGS BLUE MOUNTAINS AND WALLOWA COUNTY
(OR ZONES 46-50 AND WA ZONE 30) FOR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON
SNOW ADVISORY FOR OCHOCO/JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS AND GRANDE RONDE
VALLEY (OR ZONES 48-49) FOR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON
SNOW ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL OREGON (ZONE 42) FOR TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNINGThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Sustained winds of 40 mph with gusts to 61 mph were reported in Joseph. Numerous power outages were also reported by the local utility from downed tree limbs.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oregon in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, February 2002
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: 5282328.