Oregon, 2002

Damaging Wind in Oregon, July 13, 2002

July 13, 2002 · NWS PDT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$1,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 Pendleton, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 13, 1:30 PM PST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 1:30 PM PST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
NORTHEAST OREGON/SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
230 PM PDT SAT JUL 13 2002

LARGE UPPER HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER UTAH WITH STRONG FLOW AROUND
THE HIGH. SHORTWAVE TROUGH OFF THE NORTHWEST COAST TO MOVE INLAND
TONIGHT WITH THE SURFACE LOW MOVING NORTH INTO CANADA. THERE IS
FAIRLY GOOD MOISTURE AT THE MID AND HIGH LEVELS. AS A
RESULT...ADDITIONAL CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE
REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWER LEVELS ARE STILL VERY DRY
AND THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR DOWNBURST WINDS WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS
THAT DEVELOP.  UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST ON SUNDAY
WITH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY LINGERING OVER THE MOUNTAINS.  ON
MONDAY THE RIDGE STARTS TO REBUILD WITH TROUGH OFF THE WEST COAST
GIVING THE REGION A MAINLY DRY AND WARMER DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
COOL ABOUT 10-15 DEGREES ON SUNDAY AND THEN WARMUP THROUGH TUESDAY.
BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND
KITTITAS VALLEYS WITH SYSTEM TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.  LOHMANN

EXTENDED...A MINOR MARINE PUSH WILL PASS THROUGH THE NORTHWEST ON
WEDNESDAY AND WILL ALLOW FOR LESS WARM TEMPERATURES FOR THE REST OF
THE WEEK AS THE HIGH PRESSURE AREA TO THE SOUTHEAST RETREATS. THERE
IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY IN THE NORTHEAST
MOUNTAINS AS A WEAK MIDDLE LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA
FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. OTHERWISE...CONDITIONS WILL BE DRY.
HENRY

PDT 3100  ALW 3100  PSC 2100  YKM 2100

KPDT...VCP21/CSR21...OPERATIONAL.

.KPDT...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE NORTHEAST OREGON MOUNTAINS FOR
        DRY LIGHTNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.

The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When
July 13, 3:15 PM PST
Where
Union County, 19 mi NNE of Imbler
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
45.717, -117.817

Wind gusts ranging from 30 to 40 MPH from a thunderstorm uprooted 4-6 small trees.

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.

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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: 5307185.