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 Nov 12, 2:30 AM PST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
NORTHEAST OREGON/SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 230 AM PST TUE NOV 12 2002 A VIGOROUS SYSTEM CURRENTLY LOCATED ALONG THE COAST WILL MOVE ONSHORE TODAY AND THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...DUE TO AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL ALSO. TONIGHT A WEAK POST FRONTAL TROUGH WILL KEEP THE THREAT FOR PRECIPITATION ONGOING...WITH THE BEST CHANCES OVER THE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS AS OROGRAPHICS ENHANCE THE ACTIVITY. WEDNESDAY...A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE FORECAST AREA AND WILL ALLOW FOR CLEARING DURING THE MORNING HOURS. HOWEVER...YET ANOTHER DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE AREA IN THE AFTERNOON...ONCE AGAIN ENHANCING THE SHOWER ACTIVITY. EXPECT THE SHOWER ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT WEDNESDAY. ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OFF SHORE WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL OREGON AND WASHINGTON. SKIES WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR...AND ANY RESIDUAL SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE MOUNTAINS. HENRY EXTENDED...RIDGING AND RELATIVELY DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. AS IT MOVES EASTWARD...IT WILL ALLOW A WARM FRONT TO MOVE NORTHWARD. THE TRAILING COLD FRONT...BOTH IN ASSOCIATION WITH A SYSTEM THAT MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH...WILL SWING THROUGH OUR AREA ON SATURDAY NIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT...THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW BECOMES WESTERLY WITH PLENTY OF PACIFIC MOISTURE...WHICH WILL KEEP THE CHANCE OF RAIN. SNOW LEVELS SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE PASS LEVEL THROUGH THE PERIOD. JR PDT 332 ALW 332 PSC 422 YKM 623 .KPDT...NONE.
ORZ041>050-WAZ024>030-121400- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 500 AM PST TUE NOV 12 2002 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON .DAY ONE... TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. A COLD FRONT IS PASSING THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY AND WILL BRING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS TO THE AREA. TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENTS BETWEEN ONTARIO AND MEACHAM OREGON WILL HELP INDUCE BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTHERN TERMINUS OF LADD AND PYLES CANYONS. WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...PROVIDING THE AREA WITH TWO MOSTLY DRY DAYS. BUT THE WET PATTERN WILL RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND AS ANOTHER SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong winds in La Grande uprooted a tree, which fell onto a nearby house, creating cracks in the kitchen walls.
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, November 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: 5323477.