By Rod Hill on 2011-11-23
A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM BROUGHT STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS TO NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE FIRST ROUND OF STRONG WINDS ARRIVED EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THEN WINDS RELAXED A BIT AS THE FRONT PUSHED INTO THE REGION. TUESDAY AFTERNOON THE FRONT LIFTED BACK TO THE NORTH...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG SOUTH WINDS RESULTING TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS STORM ALSO BROUGHT VERY HEAVY RAIN TO THE AREA....WHICH PRODUCED SOME LOCALIZED RIVER AND STREET FLOODING. LISTED BELOW ARE SOME WIND AND RAIN REPORTS AS OF 10 AM WEDNESDAY. -------------------------------------------------------------------- PEAK WIND GUSTS FOR TWO TIME PERIODS... FIRST ROUND TUESDAY THROUGH 815 PM SECOND ROUND BETWEEN 815 PM TUESDAY AND 615 AM WEDNESDAY -------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND PEAK GUST TIME PST PEAK GUST TIME PST --------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST... CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT.......66 MPH 415 PM 11/22 75 130 AM 11/23 TOKE POINT NEAR RAYMOND...43 612 PM 11/22 63 1218 AM 11/23 OCEAN PARK................58 500 AM 11/22 48 915 PM 11/22 LONG BEACH................40 426 PM 11/22 51 116 AM 11/23 NORTH OREGON COAST... ASTORIA...................81 MPH 248 AM 11/22 56 200 AM 11/23 PACIFIC CITY..............79 739 PM 11/22 74 233 AM 11/23 CAPE MEARES...............74 623 PM 11/22 92 338 AM 11/23 GARIBALDI.................69 1236 AM 11/22 81 300 AM 11/23 CLATSOP SPIT..............64 700 PM 11/22 69 1015 PM 11/22 ASTORIA AIRPORT...........61 413 PM 11/22 64 1155 PM 11/22 TILLAMOOK (CITY)..........60 738 AM 11/22 53 244 AM 11/23 SEASIDE...................60 803 PM 11/22 CANNON BEACH..............62 507 PM 11/22 TILLAMOOK AIRPORT.........54 155 AM 11/22 55 355 AM 11/23 OCEANSIDE................. 55 1044 PM 11/22 TIERRA DEL MAR............ 58 1129 PM 11/22 CENTRAL OREGON COAST... SEA LION CAVES............81 MPH 258 AM 11/22 FLORENCE SIUSLAW JETTY....76 140 AM 11/22 LINCOLN CITY..............75 630 PM 11/22 76 951 PM 11/22 CAPE FOULWEATHER..........74 450 PM 11/22 NEWPORT (YAQUINA BRIDGE)..68 625 AM 11/22 71 439 AM 11/23 YACHATS...................67 1220 PM 11/22 47 436 AM 11/23 CAPE FOULWEATHER..........66 732 AM 11/22 66 1037 PM 11/22 NEWPORT JETTY (C-MAN).....64 800 PM 11/22 51 200 AM 11/23 NEWPORT AIRPORT...........59 715 AM 11/22 53 155 AM 11/23 DUNES.....................53 804 AM 11/22 GLENEDEN BEACH............66 853 AM 11/22 COAST RANGE... MT. HEBO OREGON...........97 MPH 427 AM 11/22 85 1234 AM 11/23 ROCKHOUSE RAWS............74 912 AM 11/22 57 612 AM 11/23 JEWELL OREGON.............67 414 AM 11/22 ROCKHOUSE RAWS............64 712 AM 11/22 CEDAR CREEK RAWS..........55 710 AM 11/22 50 1110 PM 11/22 INTERIOR LOWLANDS... MCMINNVILLE AIRPORT.......45 MPH 718 PM 11/22 SALEM AIRPORT.............40 900 AM 11/22 MCMINNVILLE AIRPORT.......40 619 PM 11/22 FOREST GROVE..............40 730 PM 11/22 AURORA AIRPORT............39 900 AM 11/22 EUGENE AIRPORT............36 327 PM 11/22 PORTLAND AIRPORT..........35 845 AM 11/22 VANCOUVER AIRPORT.........32 557 PM 11/22 KELSO AIRPORT.............30 635 PM 11/22 *WIND SPEEDS REPORTED IN MPH______________________________________________________STORM TOTAL RAINFALL REPORTS AS OF 10 AM WEDNESDAY (BEGINNING 6 AM MONDAY) -------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION RAIN (IN) DURATION ------------------------------------------------- JUNE LAKE,WA...............10.10 SHEEP CANYON, WA...........9.10 CEDAR, OR..................8.65 FOSS, OR...................8.06 SOUTH FORK, OR.............7.63 SPENCER MEADOWS, WA........7.60 LEES CAMP, OR..............7.50 LONE PINE, WA..............7.40 COUGAR, WA.................7.24 SPIRIT LAKE, WA............6.50 GRANDE RONDE, OR...........6.30 SURPRISE LAKE, WA..........6.00 LOG CREEK, OR..............5.76 SEINE CREEK, WA............5.70 MILLER WOODS, OR...........5.70 TILLAMOOK..................5.69 SADDLE MOUNTAIN, OR....... 5.50 RYE MOUNTAIN, OR...........5.36 TILLAMOOK RAWS, OR.........5.35 ROCKHOUSE, OR..............5.34 BEAVER, OR.................5.31 NORTH FORK, OR.............5.10 TROUT LAKE, OR.............5.07 JEWELL, OR.................5.00 VERNONIA, OR...............4.93 HORSE CREEK, OR............4.87 SCAPPOOSE, OR..............4.60 FOREST GROVE, OR...........4.49 GASTON, OR.................4.46 SCOGGINS DAM, OR...........4.35 CANNIBAL RAWS, OR..........4.25 CLEAR CREEK NEAR COUGAR, WA4.22 FRANCES, WA................4.10 YELLOWSTONE RAWS, OR.......3.91 BONNEVILLE DAM, OR.........3.73 WILKINSON RAWS, OR.........3.54 LITTLE MEADOWS, OR.........3.50 ASTORIA, OR................3.42 ELKHORN MTN, WA............3.39 TROUT CREEK RAWS, OR.......3.35 MCMINNVILLE, OR............3.33 SCOTTS MILLS, OR...........3.20 WANDERERS RAWS, OR.........3.19 VANCOUVER, WA..............3.14 GOODWIN PEAK RAWS, OR......3.14 PORTLAND AIRPORT...........3.12 PEPPER CREEK, WA...........3.10 RED BOX RAWS, OR...........3.08 DETROIT, OR................3.08 HILLSBORO, OR..............3.01 VILLAGE CEEKR RAWS, OR.....2.97 REDHILL, OR................2.80 JUMP OFF JOE, OR...........2.70 GRESHAM, OR................2.70 PEBBLE RAWS, OR............2.63 ABERNATHY, WA..............2.62 SANTIAM JUNCTION, OR.......2.60 GREEN POINT RESERVOIR, OR..2.60 BOULDER CREEK RAWS, OR.....2.53 MAPLETON, OR...............2.50 SPUD MOUNTAIN, WA..........2.48 MARION FORKS, OR...........2.40 CASCADIA, OR...............2.35 HOGG PASS, OR..............2.30 BLAZED ALDER, OR...........2.30 BRUSH CREEK, OR............2.28 NWS PORTLAND, OR...........2.22 HIGH POINT RAWS, OR........2.20 POLLY RAWS 3320, OR........2.12 FERN RIDGE WEAT, OR........2.06 DEE FLAT AG 115, OR........2.06 MIDDLE MTN RAWS, OR........2.05 TROUTDALE, OR..............2.02 THREE LYNX, OR.............2.00 S FORK BULL RUN, OR........2.00 AURORA AIRPORT, OR.........1.94 SALEM AIRPORT, OR..........1.93 DUNE RAWS, OR..............1.91 FALLS CITY, OR.............1.90 AURORA, OR.................1.83 SALT CREEK FALLS, OR.......1.80 PEAVINE RIDGE, WA..........1.80 FINLEY RAWS , OR...........1.78 EUGENE, OR.................1.72 SIGNAL PEAK, OR............1.69 HOOD RIVER, OR.............1.60 CLACKAMAS LAKE, OR.........1.60 MARMOT, OR.................1.52 EAGLE CR RAWS, OR..........1.49 COTTAGE GROVE, OR..........1.42 PARKDALE, OR...............1.41 MUD RIDGE, OR..............1.40 MCKENZIE, OR...............1.40 DALY LAKE, OR..............1.40 UPPER SODA, OR.............1.39 KELSO, WA..................1.30 FIELDS RAWS, OR............1.30 CASCADE SUMMIT, OR.........1.30 COUGAR DAM, OR.............1.25 PINE GROVE, OR.............1.22 CORVALLIS, OR..............1.22 SUMMIT , OR................1.20 ROARING RIVER, OR..........1.20 STAYTON, OR................1.19 COTTAGE GROVE, OR..........1.05 HOLLAND MEADOWS, OR........1.00 CANYON CR RAWS, OR.........1.00 MERWIN DAM, OR.............0.94 HILLS CREEK, OR............0.94 ESTACADA, OR...............0.90 DORENA, OR.................0.82 CLAY CR RAWS, OR...........0.76 FOSTER DAM, OR.............0.74 LOOKOUT POINT, OR..........0.72 LOWELL, OR.................0.71
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