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The Columbus Day storm of 1962 (also known as the big blow of 1962, [2] and originally in Canada as Typhoon Freda) was a Pacific Northwest windstorm that struck the West Coast of Canada and the Pacific Northwest coast of the United States on October 12, 1962.
The Columbus Day Storm, a tempest weathermen called “a meteorological bomb,” was exploding in the Northwest. ... Its torso bulled through Oregon, with wind speeds as high as 176 mph — an ...
The largest storm events have struck the Pacific Northwest every 15 to 30 years according to modern records. Among the strongest were the 1962 Columbus Day storm , which formed from the remnants of Typhoon Frieda/Freda and killed 50 people; the 1993 Inauguration Day windstorm, which killed 6 people; and the 2006 Hanukkah Eve windstorm , which ...
Along the Oregon Coast, both landline and cellular phone service remained out for several days due to damaged cables. [18] The storm's intensity was compared to the Columbus Day Storm, which caused widespread wind damage to the Pacific Northwest in October 1962, and the Willamette Valley Flood of 1996, which produced widespread flooding. [2] [18]
The Columbus Day Storm of October 1962 damaged the lookout, which was replaced by a new 14 by 14 feet (4.3 m × 4.3 m) structure that cost $3500 in 1965 (equivalent $33,800 today. [6]). The structure lasted until April 1980 when the remains of the station were dismantled after persistent neglect and vandalism. [5]
Pages in category "Natural disasters in Oregon" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. ... Columbus Day storm of 1962; D. December 2008 North ...
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The Columbus Day Storm of 1962 was an extratropical wave cyclone that ranked among the most intense to strike the United States Pacific Northwest since the January 9, 1880, "Great Gale" and snowstorm. On a larger scale, the Columbus Day Storm of 1962 is a contender for the title of most powerful extratropical cyclone recorded in the U.S. in the ...