High Wind Warning in effect until 7 AM PST Thursday
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THURSDAY NEAR BEACHES AND HEADLANDS FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COASTS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING NEAR BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THURSDAY.
* WINDS: NEAR BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...SOUTH WIND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH. COASTAL COMMUNITIES...SOUTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
* TIMING: WINDS INCREASING LATER THIS EVENING...PEAKING BETWEEN 11 PM AND 3 AM...DECREASING AROUND SUNRISE THURSDAY.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LONG BEACH...CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT...CLATSOP SPIT...CAPE MEARES...CAPE FOULWEATHER...NEWPORT AND FLORENCE JETTIES.
* IMPACTS: THE WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 101 ALONG THE COAST...AS WELL AS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS TRUCKS AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. THE WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME LOCAL TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CENTRAL OREGON COAST ... NORTH OREGON COAST
Instructions:
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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