Here we go again…
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY.
* WINDS: NEAR BEACHES AND HEADLANDS…SOUTH WINDS TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 65 TO 75 MPH. IN THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES…SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH.
* TIMING: BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LINCOLN CITY…NEWPORT…CAPE
FOULWEATHER…YACHATS…FLORENCE…ASTORIA… CANNON BEACH…TILLAMOOK…NETARTS…PACIFIC CITY…RAYMOND…LONG BEACH…CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT
* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN BE OVERTURNED. POWER DISRUPTIONS AND TREE DAMAGE ARE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
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.
