High winds ripped through the Columbia River Gorge overnight (early morning) on January 10th. Damage reported by the Dalles Chronicle include: a section of a roof blown off of a restaurant, a tree down on Mill Creek Rd.
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High winds ripped through the Columbia River Gorge overnight (early morning) on January 10th. Damage reported by the Dalles Chronicle include: a section of a roof blown off of a restaurant, a tree down on Mill Creek Rd. just south of The Dalles, and recycling materials and an old Christmas trees were scattered east of The Dalles.
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 Jan 10, 2:58 AM PST, 17 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
258 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014
.SHORT TERM...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING FROM
NORTH CENTRAL OREGON AND THE YAKIMA VALLEY INTO THE LOWER BASIN AND
FOOTHILLS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN NORTH CENTRAL OREGON
AND SIMCOE HIGHLANDS DUE TO WINDS SURFACING AS A RESULT OF MOUNTAIN
WAVE ACTION. OTHERWISE SHOULD SEE A GRADUAL INCREASE IN CLOUDINESS
AND PRECIP CHANCES TODAY DUE TO WARM AIR ADVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH A
SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE EASTERN PACIFIC. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO
AND ACROSS BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE QUITE STRONG AND
FAIRLY COMPLEX. IT WILL FEATURE TWO DISTINCT FRONTAL PASSAGES, ONE
SATURDAY MORNING, THE SECOND EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. THE SURFACE LOW
WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE QUITE DEEP AND WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS
BRITISH COLUMBIA. AS SUCH WILL SEE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF
THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS
SHOULD ACCOMPANY THE COLD AIR ADVECTION BEHIND THE SECOND FRONT LATE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AT THIS TIME FORECAST WINDS AT 30 METERS ABOVE
GROUND LEVEL COULD RUN 55 TO 65 KNOTS OVER NORTH CENTRAL OREGON, THE
LOWER BASIN, THE BLUE MTN FOOTHILLS AND EASTERN YAKIMA COUNTY
SATURDAY EVENING. WITH SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS QUITE TIGHT AT
THAT TIME, SHOULD SEE SOME OF THESE WINDS MIX TO THE SURFACE. THUS
WILL ISSUE HIGH WIND WARNINGS OVER THESE AREAS. WINDS COULD ALSO BE
STRONG ELSEWHERE BUT CONFIDENCE OF HOW STRONG THEY WILL BE IS NOT
HIGH ENOUGH FOR UPGRADING THE WATCHES OVER OUR OTHER ZONES. SNOW
LEVELS WILL BE RELATIVELY HIGH INITIALLY SO SNOW TODAY THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE LIMITED TO THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. SNOW
LEVELS WILL FALL SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND THE FIRST FRONT THEN FALL
FURTHER SATURDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE SECOND. AT THIS TIME HIGHEST QPF
AND SNOW AMOUNTS LOOK TO DEVELOP ALONG THE CASCADE EAST SLOPES,
ESPECIALLY IN AREAS IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE CREST. FOR NOW WILL HOLD
OFF ON UPGRADING THE WINTER STORM WATCHES IN THESE AREAS UNTIL A
BETTER HANDLE ON TOTAL AMOUNTS CAN BE DETERMINED. 90
.LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...A MID/UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE NEAR 140W ON SUNDAY WILL BUILD OFFSHORE AND SHIFT
SLOWLY EAST MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY THE
FORECAST AREA WILL BE ON THE EASTERN FLANK OF THE RIDGE THUS
ALLOWING A MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT TO ENCOUNTER OROGRAPHIC LIFT
OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES AS WELL AS OVER THE MOUNTAINS
OF NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. THIS WILL RESULT IN A
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY, BUT THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS WILL BE IN A DOWNSLOPE WIND REGIME FOR DRY CONDITIONS
BOTH DAYS. TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE RIDGE AXIS BECOMES SITUATED
OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FOR DRY CONDITIONS. PRECIPITATION OVER
THE MOUNTAINS WILL END BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE, SINKING
AIR ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL PRODUCE
NOCTURNAL SURFACE BASED TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS WITH THE INVERSIONS
BECOME STRONGER EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE INVERSIONS MAY PERSIST ACROSS
THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. AS A RESULT
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA
BASIN AND ADJACENT VALLEYS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY, BUT
TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE TO ABOVE NORMAL DURING THE DAY IN THE
REST OF THE AREA. PATCHY FOG AND FREEZING FOG MAY DEVELOP IN THE
COLOMBIA BASIN TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. POLAN
&&
.AVIATION...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...06Z TAFS...VFR CONDITIONS TO
PREVAIL THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY. SOME IFR VSBYS IN FOG ARE OCCURRING AT
KDLS AND MAY CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS LONG AS THE WINDS REMAIN LIGHT.
MOST AREAS WILL SEE SCT-BKN CLOUDS AT 4-6 THOUSAND FEET AND BKN-OVC
AT AROUND 10 THOUSAND FEET. WINDS WILL BE MOSTLY SW AT 15 TO 25 KT.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT 50 42 54 37 / 30 60 80 30
ALW 49 43 53 38 / 20 70 80 30
PSC 50 44 55 38 / 20 60 40 20
YKM 45 37 48 31 / 20 60 40 20
HRI 51 43 55 37 / 20 60 50 20
ELN 42 35 43 31 / 20 70 60 30
RDM 49 39 48 31 / 20 40 60 40
LGD 41 36 43 33 / 60 60 80 40
GCD 42 33 43 28 / 60 40 70 40
DLS 47 40 51 36 / 30 60 60 30
&&
.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
ORZ050-502-503-505-506.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY
ORZ044-507-508-510.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING ORZ044-507-508-510.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ORZ509.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
ORZ509.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
ORZ041-511.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ORZ049.
WA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WAZ030.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY
WAZ028-029-521.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING WAZ028-029.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WAZ520.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
WAZ520.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WAZ024.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
WAZ026-027.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING WAZ027-521.
&&
THREAT INDEX
TODAY : GREEN
SATURDAY : RED
SUNDAY : GREEN
GREEN: NONE OR LIMITED NEED FOR WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES.
YELLOW: A FEW WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES POSSIBLE OR IN EFFECT.
RED: NUMEROUS WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES POSSIBLE OR IN EFFECT.
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90/99/99HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 524 PM PST THU JAN 9 2014 ORZ041-044-049-050-502-503-505>508-510-511-WAZ024-026>030-521- 110130- EAST COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY- NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-JOHN DAY BASIN-OCHOCO- JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-CENTRAL OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-KITTITAS VALLEY- YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- 524 PM PST THU JAN 9 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL OREGON...NORTH CENTRAL OREGON...NORTHEAST OREGON...CENTRAL WASHINGTON...SOUTH WASHINGTON...SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE COLUMBIA BASIN...BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS...YAKIMA VALLEY AND SIMCOE HIGHLANDS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST TEXT PRODUCT PDXNPWPDT FOR MORE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT AREAWIDE FOR FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST TEXT PRODUCT PDXNPWPDT FOR MORE DETAILS. ORZ509-WAZ520-110130- EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- 524 PM PST THU JAN 9 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL OREGON AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WINTER STORM AND HIGH WIND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST TEXT PRODUCTS PDXWSWPDT AND PDXNPWPDT FOR MORE DETAILS.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
136 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0109 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 10 ENE GOLDENDALE 45.88N 120.63W
01/10/2014 M63 MPH KLICKITAT WA MESONET
GOLDENDALE EAST RAWS.
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MVESCIOThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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