High winds ripped through the Columbia River Gorge overnight (early morning) on January 10th. Wind gust reported by a Mesonet of 70 MPH was measured.
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The episode as NWS PDT wrote it up.
High winds ripped through the Columbia River Gorge overnight (early morning) on January 10th. Wind gust reported by a Mesonet of 70 MPH was measured. Also wind gusts of at least 55 mph or greater were measured for 3 consecutive hours.
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 9, 7:43 PM PST, 6 hours 47 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
743 PM PST THU JAN 9 2014
.UPDATE...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS BUILDING OVER THE REGION TONIGHT AS A
PRECURSOR TO A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS ARE PICKING UP IN THE WIND
ADVISORY AREAS THIS EVENING SO WILL KEEP THEM GOING FOR NOW.
OTHERWISE HAVE DECREASED POPS FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT MOST AREAS TO
CHANCE CATEGORY OR LESS EXCEPT FOR THE CASCADE CREST REGION WHERE
SHOWERS WILL BE MORE PERSISTENT. THE MAIN WEATHER CONCERN WILL BE
THE POTENTIAL HIGH WIND EVENT FOR LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT. HIGH WIND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL ZONES. WINDS LOOK
LIKE THEY WILL PEAK LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY EVENING AS
A FRONT CROSSES THE AREA ALONG WITH AN EXTREMELY TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT. 78
.AVIATION...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. 78
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT 41 48 41 53 / 10 20 60 70
ALW 40 47 41 52 / 20 20 70 80
PSC 36 49 41 53 / 10 20 60 40
YKM 33 45 32 46 / 10 20 60 40
HRI 40 49 42 52 / 10 20 60 50
ELN 32 45 35 46 / 10 20 70 50
RDM 36 52 38 48 / 20 30 40 60
LGD 33 39 36 42 / 40 60 60 80
GCD 33 41 35 46 / 40 50 40 60
DLS 41 47 41 50 / 20 30 60 50
&&
.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
ORZ050-502-503-505-506.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY ORZ044-507.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
ORZ509.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT ORZ509.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
ORZ041-044-507-508-510-511.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
ORZ049.
WA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
WAZ030.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY WAZ028-029.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
WAZ520.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT WAZ520.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
WAZ024-028-029-521.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
WAZ026-027.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY WAZ027-521.
&&
THREAT INDEX
FRIDAY : YELLOW
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.
FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT...
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON
78HAZARDOUS 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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