A surface low produced strong gusty winds across Northwest Oregon as it moved north offshore the Central and Northern Oregon coasts before making landfall in Southwest Washington. Soils were well saturated due to a prolonged period of heavy rain, and many trees were downed impacting life and property.

High Wind in NORTHERN OREGON COAST, OREGON
From 15-MAR-15 11:11:00 to 15-MAR-15 14:18:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 72.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

A trained spotter measured a wind gust of 70 mph at the Barview Jetty. There were several weather stations along the coast that measured sustained winds greater than 40 mph and gusts greater than 59 mph. The strongest gust of 83 mph was measured at Garibaldi. The second strongest wind gust was 74 mph measured in Lincoln City.

High Wind in CENTRAL OREGON COAST, OREGON
From 15-MAR-15 10:00:00 to 15-MAR-15 14:00:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 60.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Several stations along the Central Oregon Coast measured sustained winds greater than 45 mph and gusts greater than 60 mph. The ASOS at the Newport Airport measured a wind gust of 68 mph. The strongest wind gust of 71 mph was measured on the Yaquina Bridge.

High Wind in GREATER  PORTLAND METRO AREA, OREGON
From 15-MAR-15 12:27:00 to 15-MAR-15 15:27:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 61.00 MG
Property damage: 112.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Around 50 trees were downed by strong winds in the afternoon on March 15 in the Portland Metro area. A large tree fell onto a jeep and trapped a injured driver for several hours. Scaffolding was knocked off of a building downtown onto a few cars. A large tree even fell in the parking lot of the National Weather Service Forecast Office. Siding of a chimney in Southwest Portland was peeled off by the winds. Several roads were closed from trees and there were bus and train delays due to power outages. Four airplanes on route to Portland were diverted to other cities. A peak gust of 70 mph was measured at Chehalem Mountain, and a BPA weather station in Troutdale measured gusts of 63 mph.

High Wind in CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON
From 15-MAR-15 11:00:00 to 15-MAR-15 14:18:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 51.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

A spotter in Canby measured a wind gust of 60 mph, and the Salem Airport measured a gust of 58 mph. Several trees were downed in the area with one large tree falling and damaging a house in Yamhill.

High Wind in LOWER COLUMBIA, OREGON
From 15-MAR-15 13:00:00 to 15-MAR-15 17:00:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 60.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

The Columbia River Fire and Rescue confirmed that a few large trees fell onto the Gable Park Apartment Building resulting in the displacement of 15 people. The trees also damaged a few cars.

High Wind in COAST RANGE OF NW OREGON, OREGON
From 15-MAR-15 11:11:00 to 15-MAR-15 15:30:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

High Winds were measured near and around the coast range on Northwest Oregon. Chehalem Mountain measured a peak gust of 70 mph.

High Wind in CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF W OREGON, OREGON
From 15-MAR-15 11:12:00 to 15-MAR-15 14:12:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: RAWS

The Rockhouse RAWS measured sustained winds of 45 mph with gusts to 65 mph for five hours. A peak gust of 86 mph was measured at Marys Peak.