The Great Coastal Storm of 2007 was a series of three powerful Pacific
storms
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that affected the
U.S. state
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s of
Oregon
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and
Washington
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
and the
Canadian province of
British Columbia
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between December 1, 2007 and December 4, 2007.
The storms on December 2 and 3 produced an extremely long-duration wind event with
hurricane-force
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History
The scale was devised in 1805 by the Irish hydrographer Francis Beaufo ...
wind gusts of
up to at Holy Cross, Washington on the Washington Coast, and at
Bay City, Oregon
Bay City is a city in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,286 at the 2010 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
Climate
This reg ...
on the
Oregon Coast
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.
The storm also brought heavy rains and produced widespread record flooding throughout the region, and was blamed for at least 18 deaths.
Meteorologists at the Oregon Climate Service named the storm in January 2008, drawing from the
Great Gale of 1880
The Great Gale of 1880 was an intense extratropical cyclone (possibly deeper than 955 millibars (mb) or 28.20") that impacted the Northwest United States on January 9, 1880. Gusts of an estimated 138 miles per hour hit the northwest coast. Bu ...
, a similar powerful storm that affected the region in 1880.
Meteorological synopsis
On November 29, 2007, a strong low pressure system, fed by the remnants of
Typhoon Mitag and
Typhoon Hagibis
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, formed in the central Pacific Ocean, and was carried via the
Pineapple Express
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to the
Pacific Northwest
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.
Anticipating the storm, the
National Weather Service
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issued its first-ever hurricane-force wind warning for the Oregon coast.
The first of the three separate storms arrived on December 1, accompanying frigid temperatures across much of Washington which resulted in many areas across Washington receiving up to of snowfall. On December 2, the second storm, which provided considerable amounts of rainfall, yet still packing cold temperatures, dumped even more snow across parts of the state, resulting in several districts in
Mason County and
Kitsap County
Kitsap County is located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 275,611. Its county seat is Port Orchard, and its largest city is Bremerton. The county was formed out of King County and Jefferson County on ...
to close due to heavy snow. At around 5:30 in the afternoon, the snow began to cease, and turned into a light rain across Washington.
On December 2, the second storm made landfall on the Oregon coast, with the hurricane-force winds that were forecast, along with tropically-affected temperatures. In as little as two hours, temperatures across the region jumped from near freezing to above 60 degrees in areas just as the first bands of the heavy rain were hitting. The storm moved northward through Oregon and Washington with strong rain (including in 24 hours in
Bremerton, Washington
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.
) accompanying the wind. The rapid rise in temperature caused the recent snow to melt quickly, indicating that record flooding was imminent across much of the region. Flood warnings across five rivers in Washington were issued late in the afternoon, well before any started to rise (by the 11 p.m. nightly newscasts in Seattle, the flood warnings were updated to include every mountain-fed river in the state). The
Skokomish River
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was the first to hit flood stage at 2:45 a.m. on December 3, as drenching rains were still pelting the area. Other rivers in the state began to flood their banks at around the same time, and images of widespread flooding began showing up on the morning newscasts of every Seattle and Portland TV station.
By the morning of December 3, extreme wind speeds by the third and most powerful Pacific storm began hitting much of the WA and OR coasts with widespread peak gusts of at official NWS weather stations as well as unofficial stations and those run by
Skywarn
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weather spotters. Locations which had gusts over included
Naselle Ridge,
Bay Center,
Long Beach
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Incorporate ...
and
Cape Disappointment in
Washington
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* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
and
Bay City,
Lincoln City,
Cape Meares
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,
Cape Blanco,
Rockaway Beach,
Astoria, and
Tillamook Tillamook may refer to:
Places:
* Tillamook County, Oregon, United States
* Tillamook, Oregon, a city, the seat of Tillamook County
* Tillamook River, United States
* Tillamook Bay, a bay in the northwestern part of Oregon
* Tillamook Head, a natu ...
in
Oregon
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. Wind gusts up to extended southward into extreme northern
California
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.
These winds were highly centralized along the coastal sections. While Hoquiam, Washington's Bowerman Field
Automated Surface Observation System
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was reporting winds of before it was knocked out of service, the
ASOS
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* ASOS (retailer), a UK online fashion store
* Association Sportive Oussou Saka, a Beninese football team
* Automated Surface Observing System, a type of weather station
* Air Support Operat ...
at Olympia airport, to the east, was largely reporting calm winds.
Many coastal residents did not receive warning of the severity of the wind event until after it had already commenced, illuminating a disconnect between Puget Sound (Seattle) television stations and the rural coast. Instead, the television stations focused much of their coverage on severe flooding in Southwest Washington.
The storm moved into British Columbia, which received heavy amounts of snow due to a previous low including the coastal sections including Vancouver,
New Westminster
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,
Surrey and
Delta
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where snow is a rare occurrence even during the winter. The storm later weakened across the
Canadian Rockies towards central
Alberta
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and traveled through the Midwest and Middle Atlantic States on December 4–5, where light snow fell in
Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...
,
Minneapolis
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-
St. Paul
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,
Madison Madison may refer to:
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* James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States
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* Madison, Wisconsin, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by this ...
,
Milwaukee
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, Chicago,
Indianapolis,
Cincinnati
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and most of the Ohio Valley. Reports of 4 to 8 inches of snow were widespread throughout the area, with a high amount of 18 inches (457 mm) of
lake-effect snow recorded near
Duluth, Minnesota
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, nicknames = Twin Ports (with Superior), Zenith City
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.
Impact
Across the region, at the height of the storm, 75,000 customers in Washington lost electric service, and another 36,000 in Oregon were without power. Many remained without power for several days.
At the height, nearly all of Pacific and
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counties in Washington were without electric service after a Bonneville Power Administration high voltage transmission tower was destroyed by high wind. Crews from around the United States and British Columbia worked for weeks to repair system damage.
Numerous streets and highways were flooded and impassable, including twenty miles (32 km) of the region's main north–south artery,
Interstate 5
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near
Chehalis, Washington
Chehalis ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Lewis County, Washington. The population was 7,439 at the time of the 2020 census.
Incorporated in 1883, Chehalis was primarily a logging and railroad town, with a shift towards farming in the m ...
, that was closed for several days because of flooding from the
Chehalis River, which was under about of water; the recommended detour added about four hours and 280 miles (450 km).
Amtrak
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train service between
Portland, Oregon
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and
Vancouver, British Columbia
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was also disrupted.
I-5 remained closed until late Thursday December 6 when it was open to commercial traffic. It reopened to all traffic sometime the next day.
According to Washington State Governor
Christine Gregoire
Christine Gregoire (; née O'Grady; born March 24, 1947) is an American politician who served as the 22nd governor of Washington from 2005 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she defeated Republican candidate Dino Rossi in 2004, and ag ...
, damages from the storms may exceed a billion dollars.
[ ]
Oregon
Flooding from the
Nehalem River
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and landslides caused the city of
Vernonia, Oregon
Vernonia is a city in Columbia County, Oregon, United States. It is located on the Nehalem River, in a valley on the eastern side of the Northern Oregon Coast Range that is the heart of one of the most important timber-producing areas of the sta ...
to be completely cut off from the rest of Oregon. Some residents were evacuated by the
Oregon National Guard
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.
Along the Oregon coast, both
landline
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and
cellular phone
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service remained out for several days due to damaged cables.
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.
All highways between the
Willamette Valley
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and the central and northern
Oregon Coast
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(including
U.S. Route 26
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,
U.S. Route 30
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,
Oregon Route 6
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, and
Oregon Route 22
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) were closed for most of December 3 because of flooding, trees blocking the roadway, or landslides.
[ ] Flooding along the
Salmonberry River damaged sections of the
Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad
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so severely that they will probably never reopen.
The storm also killed a 700-year-old
Sitka spruce known as the Klootchy Creek Giant, once considered the largest sitka spruce in the world. Winds snapped the tree, a popular tourist destination along U.S. 26 east of
Cannon Beach, Oregon
Cannon Beach is a city in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Its population was 1,690 at the 2010 census. It is a popular coastal Oregon tourist destination, famous for Haystack Rock, a sea stack that juts out along the coast. In 2013, '' Na ...
, at about above the ground.
On December 3, Oregon governor
Ted Kulongoski
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declared a
state of emergency for
Clatsop
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,
Columbia,
Tillamook Tillamook may refer to:
Places:
* Tillamook County, Oregon, United States
* Tillamook, Oregon, a city, the seat of Tillamook County
* Tillamook River, United States
* Tillamook Bay, a bay in the northwestern part of Oregon
* Tillamook Head, a natu ...
, and
Yamhill Counties.
On December 11, the
Oregon Department of Transportation
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closed
U.S. Route 30
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five miles (8 km) west of
Clatskanie due to landslide danger by debris-clogged Tansy Creek.
As of December 21, 2007
Washington
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* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
, Clatsop, Columbia,
Polk
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People
* James K. Polk, 11th president of the United States
* Polk (name), other people with the name
Places
* Polk (CTA), a train station in Chicago, Illinois
* Polk, Illinois, an unincorporated community
* Polk, Missou ...
, Tillamook, and Yamhill Counties were eligible for federal disaster aid. At least 5 people were killed in Oregon from the storm disaster.
Total direct public losses were about $300 million, with $62 million in infrastructure and $94.1 million in housing alone. Timber losses also account for $42 million. Indirect losses are expected to surpass direct losses by a factor of at least 5.
The TV series ''
Ax Men
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'' was shot during the storms and has footage of the damage.
Washington
In Washington, the
Coast Guard
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used helicopters to evacuate more than 300 residents from their homes.
Citing rains, flooding, landslides, road closures, and extensive property damage, Washington governor
Christine Gregoire
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declared a state of emergency for the entire state on December 3.
Many local governments also declared a state of emergency and issued evacuation orders. The city of
Bothell
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urged evacuation for the North Creek Business Park after flooding overtook several routes out of the business park and threatened to top over the North Creek levee in several places. Flooding overtook numerous streets and filled many parking lots through the business park. Workers for
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sandbagged parts of the levee to protect that section of the business park.
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Flood waters also closed Highway 522 through Woodinville
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and flooded sections of downtown Woodinville after a stump blocked a culvert, sending water flooding into Little Bear Parkway. Parts of Highway 522 were damaged, leaving it with limited capacity for several days after the water receded.
Late in the afternoon on December 3, the flooding of the Chehalis River forced the closure of Interstate 5 in the Chambers Way area, and by the next day a stretch of the freeway was covered by as much as ten to fifteen feet of water in locations. The floodwaters did not start receding until December 5. Late in the evening on December 6, the Washington State Dept. of Transportation reopened one lane for commercial truck traffic, following the next day with reopening all lanes of traffic.
Floods cause by snowmelt after December 1, 2007 had snow reported in Washington.
As of December 22, 2007 Clallam
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, Grays Harbor Grays Harbor is an estuarine bay located north of the mouth of the Columbia River, on the southwest Pacific coast of Washington state, in the United States of America. It is a ria, which formed at the end of the last ice age, when sea levels flood ...
, King
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, Kitsap, Lewis
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Music
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, Mason, Pacific
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, Snohomish, and Thurston Counties were eligible for federal disaster aid. At least 8 people were killed in Washington by the storms, two in Grays Harbor County.
The storm caused at least $1 billion in damage to Washington State.
British Columbia
To the north, heavy snow in the Prince George, British Columbia
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area was responsible for an accident that killed five people. Across British Columbia, several thousand homes and businesses lost power, extensive rains of well over and melting snows caused extensive flooding and 15 homes were evacuated because of a rapidly rising river filled with debris near the Sea-to-Sky Highway
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in Strachan Point north of Vancouver. The seawall of Vancouver's Stanley Park
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was also damaged by a mudslide as a result of the storms, causing CAD
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$9 million in damage. The seawall had been just recently reopened on November 16 after repairs in the wake of the Hanukkah Eve Windstorm of the previous December.
See also
* 2007 Pacific typhoon season
The 2007 Pacific typhoon season was a below average season which featured 24 named storms, fourteen typhoons, and five super typhoons. It was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation, in which tropical cyclones form in the west ...
* Great Gale of 1880
The Great Gale of 1880 was an intense extratropical cyclone (possibly deeper than 955 millibars (mb) or 28.20") that impacted the Northwest United States on January 9, 1880. Gusts of an estimated 138 miles per hour hit the northwest coast. Bu ...
* Columbus Day Storm of 1962
The Columbus Day Storm of 1962 (also known as the Big Blow, and originally, and 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, ...
* South Valley Surprise of 2002
* Hanukkah Eve windstorm of 2006
* Global storm activity of 2006
* January 2012 Pacific Northwest snowstorm
The January 2012 Pacific Northwest snowstorm was a large extratropical cyclone that brought record snowfall to the Pacific Northwest in January 2012. The storm produced very large snowfall totals, reaching up to in Oregon. A wind gust was reporte ...
References
External links
CNN coverage
Office of the Washington State Climatologist report & precipitation totals
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2007 disasters in Canada