80 MPH Gust Recorded in Sunday Storm

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Below is the National Weather Service's summary of Sunday's windstorm as it ripped through Northeast Oregon. Quarter-sized hail hit Ione at 4:30 p.m., a wind gust estimated at 80 mph blasted Morrow County at 5:33 p.m., half a barn roof was blown off at Irrigon at 5:38 p.m,, and 0.68 inches of rain fell in Hermiston in 15 minutes. Much more detail is available on the NWS's Facebook page.

 0430 PM     HAIL             5 SSE IONE              45.44N 119.79W
 09/15/2013  E1.00 INCH       MORROW             OR   PUBLIC

             QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN.

 0533 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 SSW UMATILLA CHEMICAL 45.75N 119.62W
 09/15/2013  E80.00 MPH       MORROW             OR   PUBLIC

             ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH.

 0540 PM     TSTM WND DMG     15 SW ECHO              45.62N 119.44W
 09/15/2013                   UMATILLA           OR   NEWSPAPER

             28 POWER POLES DOWNED.

 0545 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE BOARDMAN           45.82N 119.67W
 09/15/2013                   MORROW             OR   NEWSPAPER

             SEVERAL POWERPOLES DOWN.

 0548 PM     TSTM WND DMG     IRRIGON                 45.90N 119.49W
 09/15/2013                   MORROW             OR   PUBLIC

             2 FT DIAMTER TREE DOWNED BY HIGH WIND GUSTS.

 0548 PM     TSTM WND DMG     IRRIGON                 45.90N 119.49W
 09/15/2013                   MORROW             OR   PUBLIC

             6 TO 12 INCH DIAMTER TREE DOWN AND POWER OUTAGE.

 0550 PM     TSTM WND DMG     IRRIGON                 45.90N 119.49W
 09/15/2013                   MORROW             OR   PUBLIC

             HALF A BARN ROOF BLOWN OFF. REPORTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

 0552 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 WSW UMATILLA          45.91N 119.34W
 09/15/2013  M66.00 MPH       UMATILLA           OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

             WIND GUST TO 66 MPH...ALSO SEVERAL WIND GUSTS TO 64 MPH
             AND BLOWING DUST.

 0555 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HERMISTON               45.83N 119.28W
 09/15/2013                   UMATILLA           OR   PUBLIC

             EMPLOYEE OF HERMISTON BOWLING ALLEY REPORTED SEMI TRUCK
             TRAILER WITHOUT CAB FLIPPED ONTO ITS SIDE FROM HIGH
             WINDS. ALSO POWER OUTAGE AT HIS LOCATION.

 0600 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 NE PLYMOUTH           46.02N 119.23W
 09/15/2013                   BENTON             WA   PUBLIC

             MULTIPLE HIGHWAY SIGNS BLOWN DOWN...ALONG INTERSTATE 82
             BETWEEN COFFIN ROAD AND OREGON STATE LINE.

 0600 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PILOT ROCK              45.48N 118.83W
 09/15/2013                   UMATILLA           OR   PUBLIC

             LOTS OF LIMBS AND PART OF TREE DOWN.REPORTED ON SOCIAL
             MEDIA.

 0607 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NNE HERMISTON         45.85N 119.27W
 09/15/2013  M0.68 INCH       UMATILLA           OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

             VERY HEAVY RAIN...RECEIVED 0.68 INCHES RAIN IN 15 MINUTES
             CAUSING SOME STREET FLOODING.

 0609 PM     TSTM WND GST     PENDLETON               45.67N 118.82W
 09/15/2013  M64.00 MPH       UMATILLA           OR   MESONET

             GUST 64 MPH AT NWS PENDLETON OFFICE DAVIS WEATHER
             STATION.

 0611 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 NNW PENDLETON         45.70N 118.83W
 09/15/2013  M70.00 MPH       UMATILLA           OR   ASOS

             PENDLETON AIRPORT ASOS RECORDED WIND GUSTS OF 70 MPH AT
             611 PM AND AGAIN AT 615 PM.

 0611 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 W PENDLETON           45.68N 118.84W
 09/15/2013  E60.00 MPH       UMATILLA           OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

             WIND GUST TO 60 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH DIME SIZED
             HAIL. POWER OUTAGE.

 0615 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SW PENDLETON            45.67N 118.82W
 09/15/2013                   UMATILLA           OR   PUBLIC

             3 FT DIAMETER TREE SPLIT FROM HIGH WINDS...PART OF TREE
             FELL ONTO PICKUP TRUCK BED.

 0623 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SE PENDLETON          45.62N 118.74W
 09/15/2013                   UMATILLA           OR   NWS EMPLOYEE

             8 TO 15 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWNED BY HIGH WIND
             GUSTS.

 0625 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SSW HELIX               45.85N 118.66W
 09/15/2013                   UMATILLA           OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

             ESTIMATED WIND GUST TO 60 MPH DOWNED 6 TO 8 INCH DIAMETER
             TREE LIMBS.