By Rod Hill on 2010-12-13
Windstorm Anniversary --- "It was 15 years ago today (12/12/1995) that many locations from California to the Canadian boarder experienced one of the strongest windstorms since the Columbus Day storm of Oct 1962. The windstorm of December 12th 1995 eventually took a track to the NW tip of Washington. At one point the central pressure of the storm was down to 953-954mb, besting both the Nov 13th-14th 1981 storm and the Columbus Day Storm with regards to central pressure. Winds were clocked as high as 120mph along the Oregon coast and between 60-80mph in the valley near Portland. Some have suggested there may be a general "return cycle" of approximately 15 years between storms of that magnitude. If so, the Pacific Northwest is due for another."Windstorm Anniversary --- "It was 15 years ago today (12/12/1995) that many locations from California to the Canadian boarder experienced one of the strongest windstorms since the Columbus Day storm of Oct 1962. The windstorm of December 12th 1995 eventually took a track to the NW tip of Washington. At one point the central pressure of the storm was down to 953-954mb, besting both the Nov 13th-14th 1981 storm and the Columbus Day Storm with regards to central pressure. Winds were clocked as high as 120mph along the Oregon coast and between 60-80mph in the valley near Portland. Some have suggested there may be a general "return cycle" of approximately 15 years between storms of that magnitude. If so, the Pacific Northwest is due for another."
The above historical data is courtesy of Mr. Steve Pierce, Local A.M.S. Chapter Officer
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