High Wind Warning in effect from 6 PM this evening to 3 AM PST Sunday
...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE COASTAL HEADLANDS AND BEACHES OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHER OREGON COAST IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST SUNDAY.
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
* TIMING: AROUND 6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: FLORENCE...NEWPORT...LINCOLN CITY...MANZANITA
* IMPACTS: SOME DAMAGE CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY TO TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. DRIVERS OF LIGHTLY LOADED TRUCKS AND OTHERS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS MOTOR HOMES AND THOSE TOWING TRAILERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CENTRAL OREGON COAST ... NORTH OREGON COAST
Instructions:
A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE COASTAL HEADLANDS AND BEACHES MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING IN THOSE AREAS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED IN THOSE AREAS. COASTAL HEADLANDS ARE CHARACTERIZED BY HIGH...ROCKY SHORES AND STEEP SEA CLIFFS.
Address/Location
Tillamook County Emergency Management
201 Laurel Ave
Tillamook, OR 97141
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 503-842-3412
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- High Wind Warning