A windstorm packing hurricane force winds battered the coasts of Washington and Oregon during December 1-3, 2007. Winds with this storm were second only to that of the 1962 Columbus Day Storm with a recorded gust of 129 mph at Bay City, Oregon (reports of as much as 147 mph at unpopulated areas); however, the longevity of winds with this storm far exceeded the Columbus Day Storm with sustained winds in excess of 50 mph for over 2 days. This storm also delivered significant wave heights (top 1/3 of wave heights) of 48 feet before unmooring the buoys that were observing them and caused significant flooding on coastal rivers and some Willamette Tributaries. This led to the closure of all east-west roads through the Coast Range into the Willamette Valley and cut power to the area for at least 4 days.
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