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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
605 AM PST FRI DEC 15 2006

...WIND STORM MOVED INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BRINGING STRONG AND 
DAMAGING WINDS TO NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...

A VERY STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM PLOWED ACROSS THE PACIFIC  
NORTHWEST LAST NIGHT...BRINGING STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS TO 
NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. THE STORM BROUGHT WIDESPREAD
DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES...AND LEAVING OVER 375,000 HOMES ACROSS
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND WESTERN OREGON WITHOUT POWER. MANY ROADS 
AND HIGHWAYS WERE IMPASSABLE DUE TO DOWNED TREES.

...PEAK OBSERVED WIND SPEEDS AS OF 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING...

...COAST...
NEWPORT.........................106 MPH
ROCKAWAY BEACH...................97 MPH
GARIBALDI........................93 MPH
LINCOLN CITY.....................91 MPH
NEWPORT COURTHOUSE...............82 MPH
YAQUINA BAY BRIDGE ..............85 MPH
NEWPORT JETTY....................80 MPH
CANNON BEACH.....................79 MPH
OCEAN PARK.......................78 MPH
CAPE FOULWEATHER.................77 MPH
BAY CITY.........................76 MPH
FLORENCE.........................75 MPH
NEWPORT AIRPORT..................73 MPH
YACHATS..........................71 MPH
CLATSOP SPIT.....................71 MPH
ASTORIA AIRPORT..................69 MPH
SOUTH BEACH (NEAR NEWPORT).......68 MPH
TILLAMOOK........................66 MPH
SEA LION CAVES...................65 MPH (BEFORE POWER LOST)
DUNES RAWS.......................64 MPH
DESDEMONA LIGHT (CLATSOP SPIT)...62 MPH
OCEAN PARK.......................62 MPH
DOWNTOWN ASTORIA.................61 MPH
BAY CENTER.......................60 MPH


...COAST RANGE...
MT HEBO.........................114 MPH
ROCKHOUSE RAWS...................95 MPH
ABERNATHY MTN (SW WASHINGTON)....76 MPH
SOUTH FORK RAWS..................71 MPH
VERNONIA.........................60 MPH
BUXTON...........................60 MPH

...SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON LOWER COLUMBIA LOWLANDS...
LONGVIEW.........................60-65 MPH
KALAMA...........................45 MPH


...WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND CLARK COUNTY...
SALEM............................80 MPH
VANCOUVER........................79 MPH
PORTLAND (WEST HILLS)............65-70 MPH
BRUSH PRAIRIE....................70 MPH
PORTLAND (SOUTHEAST).............70 MPH
DALLAS...........................70 MPH
FOREST GROVE.....................70 MPH
VANCOUVER SPOTTER................63 MPH
HOCKINSON........................62 MPH
PORTLAND METRO...................62 MPH
PORTLAND (MT TABOR AREA).........60 MPH
ALOHA............................60 MPH
LEBANON..........................56 MPH
MCMINNVILLE......................56 MPH
CORVALLIS SPOTTER................55 MPH
EUGENE AIRPORT...................54 MPH
AURORA...........................54 MPH
PORTLAND AIRPORT.................53 MPH
VANCOUVER AIRPORT................50 MPH
HILLSBORO AIRPORT................46 MPH
TOLEDO...........................44 MPH


...COLUMBIA GORGE...
CORBETT..........................60 MPH


...CASCADES AND FOOTHILLS...
MT HOOD MEADOWS..................99 MPH
TIMBERLINE.......................91 MPH
BRUSH CREEK RAWS.................82 MPH
BLUE RIDGE RAWS..................81 MPH
BLUE RIDGE RAWS..................77 MPH
GOVERNMENT CAMP..................73 MPH
YELLOWSTONE MT...................71 MPH
SUGARLOAF RAWS...................70 MPH
WANDERERS PEAK (SE OF ESTACADA)..62 MPH
COLDWATER RIDGE (MT ST HELENS)...53 MPH


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