A cold front brought strong winds to Northwest Washington March 5, 2014 during the evening. The associated deep surface low moved inland into Vancouver Island, WA early the next morning (March 6th) dragging a bent-back occluded front across Northwest Oregon that produced another round of strong winds. The winds were less strong in the Willamette Valley than the coastal areas, but were strong enough to result in  some significant wind damage.

High Wind in NORTHERN OREGON COAST, OREGON
From 05-MAR-14 16:20:00 to 06-MAR-14 10:00:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 63.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Several weather stations reported high winds for the North Oregon Coast with many locations gusting above 57 mph for 15 to 17 hours. Some of the more noteworthy winds include a 72 mph gust at Megler Bridge and a 71 mph gust at Garibaldi. Pacific City reported a peak gust of 69 mph, and both the Astoria ASOS and Tillamook AWOS reported peak gusts around 60 mph.

High Wind in CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF W OREGON, OREGON
From 05-MAR-14 17:12:00 to 06-MAR-14 05:12:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 66.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: RAWS

The Rockhouse RAWS measured sustained winds of 40 mph with a peak gust of 76 mph. High winds with gusts greater than 57 mph were measured for 12 consecutive hours.

High Wind in CENTRAL OREGON COAST, OREGON
From 05-MAR-14 16:15:00 to 06-MAR-14 09:15:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 62.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Several weather stations reported high winds along the Central Oregon Coast with many locations reported wind gusts greater than 57 mph for 16 consecutive hours. The highest wind gust was 71 mph at Lincoln City with the second highest a 68 mph at Yaquina Bridge, and then a 67 mph gust in Yachats. Newport and Waldport both measured a peak gust of 58 mph.

High Wind in COAST RANGE OF NW OREGON, OREGON
From 05-MAR-14 22:15:00 to 06-MAR-14 10:15:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 55.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: RAWS

The Tidewater RAWS measured sustained winds of 40 mph with a peak gust of 63 mph. Winds at this station gusted above 57 mph for 12 consecutive hours.

Strong Wind in SOUTHERN WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON
From 05-MAR-14 22:00:00 to 06-MAR-14 04:00:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 43.00 EG
Property damage: 7.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

A burst of winds took down a large tree that destroyed a deck, trampoline,and shed. The supports of the shed were said to have shoved 3 feet into the ground. Nearby weather stations reported measured wind gusts between 33 and 43 mph.

Strong Wind in GREATER  PORTLAND METRO AREA, OREGON
From 06-MAR-14 00:00:00 to 06-MAR-14 11:00:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 43.00 EG
Property damage: 8.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong winds resulted in significant damage in the Portland Metro Area with area wind measurements between 30 and 48 mph. There were several reports of 12 to 24 inch diameter trees down. One landed on the Firestone Tire Building downtown Portland, one closed a busy intersection at Hall and Bonita in Tigard, and another closed 'A' Avenue downtown Lake Oswego. There were numerous power outages where tens of thousands of PGE customers were without power. Clackamas Community College cancelled all classes on March 6 due to the power outages.