High Wind Watch in effect from Wednesday afternoon through late Wednesday night
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COASTS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* WINDS: BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. COASTAL COMMUNITIES...SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.
* TIMING: FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASTORIA...TILLAMOOK...LINCOLN CITY... NEWPORT...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...OCEAN PARK.
* IMPACTS: EXPECT TREE DAMAGE OR FALLING TREES AND POWER DISRUPTIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR TRUCKS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CENTRAL OREGON COAST ... NORTH OREGON COAST
Instructions:
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- High Wind Watch