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 COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL OREGON... 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: PEAK GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH MAINLY AFFECTING THE PEAKS ALONG WITH SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST EXPOSED AREAS.
* TIMING: DEVELOPING AFTER 8 AM SUNDAY. STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 11 AM AND 4 PM SUNDAY.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VERNONIA...VENETA.
* 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 COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON ... COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON
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