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Tillamook County Emergency Management
Saturday March 12th, 2016 :: 03:14 p.m. PST

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High Wind Warning in effect from 8 AM to 8 PM PDT Sunday

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS PEAKING WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...EXCEPT WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH BEACHES AND HEADLANDS.

* TIMING: DEVELOPING AFTER 8 AM SUNDAY. STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 11 AM AND 4 PM SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASTORIA...TILLAMOOK...LINCOLN CITY... NEWPORT...FLORENCE.

* IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE LARGE TREES OR LIMBS TO FALL...ESPECIALLY WITH SATURATED SOIL. FALLING TREES OR LIMBS CAN BE DEADLY. POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR TRUCKS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* 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

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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

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