A strong cold front pushed through the region during the afternoon on November 4th into the morning hours of November 5th accompanied by a strong low level jet and tight surface pressure gradient. The strongest winds occurred late on the evening of November 4th and on the early morning of November 5th.
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The episode as NWS PDT wrote it up.
A strong cold front pushed through the region during the afternoon on November 4th into the morning hours of November 5th accompanied by a strong low level jet and tight surface pressure gradient. The strongest winds occurred late on the evening of November 4th and on the early morning of November 5th.
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 4, 3:44 PM PST, 16 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
444 PM PDT Fri Nov 4 2022
Updated Aviation Discussion
SHORT TERM...Tonight through Sunday...The short term is
characterized by the busiest weather this fall as winds are on the
rise across the region, with continuous precipitation promoting
hydrological concerns, and snow levels dropping over the weekend
allowing for winter weather to return to the region.
A strong low-level jet and an atmospheric river are dropping down
into the region, bringing a solid combo of enhanced conditions
across the region. Current observations show widespread wind gusts
already up into the 30 mph range for much of the lower elevations
of the Columbia Basin and Foothills of the Blues, with higher
elevation gusts exceeding 50-60 mph. Winds continue to increase as
the jet strengthens, peaking overnight into Saturday morning.
Gusty winds are likely to persist into Saturday, but not nearly at
the strength as tonight. Meanwhile, the strongest corridor of IVT
from the Atmospheric River continues to move over the PacNW and
into the region, with QPF amounts of 0.5 to 0.75 inch ongoing, and
overall 2 to 4 inches of new rainfall expected, locally heavier
potentially at the peaks and crests of the Cascades and Blues.
Snow levels are not expected to descend until later tonight,
allowing for much of this to fall as rainfall.
Deep upper low approaches through Monday, with winds lessening,
QPF declining, and temperatures dropping with an arctic air mass.
This will bring snow levels down between 2000-4000ft, with another
round of qpf now providing snowfall across the Cascades. Winter
weather advisories have been issued for early Sunday through the
end of the day, thanks to snowfall amounts of 8-14 inches, with
heavier accumulations in the highest peaks. This will lead into a
much colder push next week as temperatures drop ten degrees
compared to today over the weekend, with even further declines
beyond the short term. Goatley/87
LONG TERM...Monday through Friday...Main concern for next work week
will be a cold spell impacting the area as the current system
bringing us strong winds and precip deepens right over the PacNW.
Ensembles are in decent agreement on the overall pattern through the
end of next week, which suggests sensible weather threats will be
primarily limited to cold temperatures rather than precip. Light
upslope showers cannot be completely ruled out across our high
mountain zones, but nothing impactful expected as of now.
Looking at temperature guidance through the NBM, our coldest days
would stretch from Tuesday to Friday morning, where daytime highs
look as though they'll struggle to eclipse 40 degrees, with
widespread lows in the 20s and teens. This would mean temperatures
15 to 20 degrees below average, with some record lows not out of the
question. Under the axis of this deepening low, skies will be partly
to mostly clear and winds will be light, with the only real
confounding factor being the potential cloud cover under the center
of such a potent low. Cold temps seem to bottom out toward the end
of the week, for Thursday and Friday morning, when drier northerly
flow will be overhead, increasing the potential for clear nights.
NBM probabilistic guidance has 90 percentile min temps in the mid
teens for central OR and the Kittitas Valley for Wednesday
night/Thursday morning, with low to mid 20s elsewhere across our
population centers. Fortunately, even with this cold airmass
overhead, snow concerns in the lower elevations look to be limited
to Monday, when the most moisture will be overhead in our area, but
even then, amounts look pretty light.
At the tail end of this cold spell, models suggest a period of
ridging, before ensemble members diverge heading into next weekend.
Such a pattern would provide a bit of a reprieve from the cold,
while keeping the forecast area dry and quiet. Evans/74
AVIATION...00Z TAFs...VFR conditions to prevail through the
period. Light rain impacts will continue at sites DLS/ALW through
the evening and overnight, while impacts are expected to redevelop
at sites PDT/RDM/BDN after 06Z. However, cannot rule out periodic
deterioration to MVFR conditions with onset of heavier rain at
these sites. Winds will increase through this evening and
overnight, peaking between 25-35kts with gusts 35-45kts possible
at most sites. Winds are expected to decrease to 20-30kts with
30-40kts gusts after 14Z tomorrow morning. Lawhorn/82
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT 38 49 32 49 / 80 30 20 30
ALW 39 50 34 50 / 70 40 20 30
PSC 46 55 39 52 / 60 10 10 50
YKM 36 53 27 45 / 70 20 40 80
HRI 44 53 36 52 / 60 10 10 40
ELN 33 48 27 41 / 80 30 50 80
RDM 36 48 25 45 / 90 40 20 70
LGD 34 44 24 40 / 100 60 30 20
GCD 36 48 25 46 / 90 60 20 30
DLS 46 53 36 49 / 100 50 50 90
&&
.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...Wind Advisory until 7 AM PDT Saturday for ORZ041-505-511.
High Wind Warning until 7 AM PDT Saturday for ORZ044-507>510.
Winter Weather Advisory from 11 PM PDT Saturday to 10 PM PST
Sunday for ORZ509.
WA...Wind Advisory until 7 AM PDT Saturday for WAZ024-026-027.
High Wind Warning until 7 AM PDT Saturday for WAZ028>030-521.
Winter Weather Advisory from 11 PM PDT Saturday to 4 PM PST
Sunday for WAZ520.
&&
SHORT TERM...87
LONG TERM....74
AVIATION...82PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1235 PM PDT FRI NOV 4 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0921 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 ENE RUFUS 45.73N 120.65W
11/03/2022 M74 MPH SHERMAN OR MESONET
MESONET STATION ODT17 4.9 E RUFUS (ODOT).
0548 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 8 WSW GRASS VALLEY 45.32N 120.93W
11/04/2022 M46 MPH SHERMAN OR MESONET
MESONET STATION PAFO3 PATJENS.
0121 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 12 SSE GRASS VALLEY 45.19N 120.70W
11/03/2022 M45 MPH SHERMAN OR MESONET
MESONET STATION ODT42 12.2 SE GRASS VALLEY
(ODOT).
0415 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 8 NW WEST RICHLAND 46.39N 119.54W
11/04/2022 M45 MPH BENTON WA MESONET
MESONET STATION HEOC 8.9 N BENTON CITY
(HMMN).
0311 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 11 W DESCHUTES RIVER WO 43.98N 121.58W
11/04/2022 M43 MPH DESCHUTES OR MESONET
MESONET STATION ODT31 12.6 NW THREE RIVERS
(ODOT).
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
155 PM PDT FRI NOV 4 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1235 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 14 ENE BINGEN 45.77N 121.19W
11/04/2022 M47 MPH KLICKITAT WA MESONET
MESONET STATION FW8280 LYLE.
1030 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SW KAHLOTUS 46.64N 118.56W
11/04/2022 M46 MPH FRANKLIN WA MESONET
MESONET STATION EW5837 KAHLOTUS.
1114 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 W CHENOWETH 45.62N 121.34W
11/04/2022 M45 MPH WASCO OR MESONET
MESONET STATION WSBO3 WASCO BUTTE.
1115 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 15 ESE MORO 45.38N 120.46W
11/04/2022 M45 MPH GILLIAM OR MESONET
MESONET STATION DW1028 AJAX.
1240 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 SW RICHLAND 46.25N 119.37W
11/04/2022 M45 MPH BENTON WA MESONET
MESONET STATION TI182 5.3 S WEST RICHLAND
(WA DOT).
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
212 PM PDT FRI NOV 4 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0921 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 ENE RUFUS 45.73N 120.65W
11/03/2022 M4 MPH SHERMAN OR MESONET
CORRECTS PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND GST REPORT
FROM 5 ENE RUFUS. MESONET STATION ODT17 4.9
E RUFUS (ODOT).
&&
MCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
214 PM PDT FRI NOV 4 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0121 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 12 SSE GRASS VALLEY 45.19N 120.70W
11/03/2022 M14 MPH SHERMAN OR MESONET
CORRECTS PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND GST REPORT
FROM 12 SSE GRASS VALLEY. MESONET STATION
ODT42 12.2 SE GRASS VALLEY (ODOT).
&&
MCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
239 PM PDT FRI NOV 4 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 PM NON-TSTM WND GST CULVER 44.53N 121.21W
11/04/2022 M52 MPH JEFFERSON OR MESONET
MESONET STATION CW2209 CULVER.
&&The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The AWOS station KRLD measured a gust of 63 mph at 0015PDT on November 5th and the mesonet station XKEL measured a gust of 59mph at 0047PDT on November 5th.
The Mesonet station CW0988 measured a gust of 60mph at 2330PDT November 4th. In addition, Benton PUD(via New Article) reported more than 2,100 customers without power by 11 p.m. Friday November. This was confirmed by members of the Public via facebook. Another member of the public posted a picture to facebook of a moderately sized tree snapped in half in Prosser Washington and reported trees down, roads blocked suggesting High Wind Warning magnitude wind gusts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Washington in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, November 2022
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: 1067316, 1067317.