High Wind Warning in effect from 4 PM this afternoon to 4 AM PST Sunday
...HIGH WIND WATCH UPGRADED TO HIGH WIND WARNING...IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY NEAR BEACHES AND HEADLANDS ALONG 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 FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY.
* WINDS: AT BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. COASTAL COMMUNITIES...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
* TIMING: LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LONG BEACH...CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT...CLATSOP SPIT...CAPE MEARES...CAPE FOULWEATHER.
* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE LOCAL DAMAGE ESPECIALLY NEAR BEACHES AND HEADLANDS. THE WINDS WILL CAUSE THESE AREAS TO BE UNSAFE TO WATCH WAVES ALONG THE COAST.
* 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