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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1245 PM PDT TUE JUN 9 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR JUNE 6, 2026 THUNDERSTORM WIND EVENT
OVERVIEW
ON SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2026, AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW MOVING
EASTWARD OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SUPPORTED SHALLOW CONVECTION
AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND
NORTHWESTERN OREGON. AN UNUSUALLY INTENSE STORM WAS ABLE TO
GENERATE A STRONG DOWNDRAFT DESPITE LIMITED ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT,
WHICH RESULTED IN A NARROW DAMAGE SWATH IN MEADOW GLADE, WA IN
CLARK COUNTY. NWS PORTLAND CONDUCTED A DAMAGE SURVEY IN THE
AFFECTED AREA ON SUNDAY, JUNE 7.
MEADOW GLADE THUNDERSTORM
PEAK WIND (ESTIMATED): 93 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.7 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 190 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: JUNE 6, 2026
START TIME: 3:06 PM PDT
START LOCATION: 2.0 MI SW OF BATTLE GROUND, WA
START LAT/LON: 45.7655/-122.5731
END DATE: JUNE 6, 2026
END TIME: 3:12 PM PDT
END LOCATION: 1.5 MI SW OF BATTLE GROUND, WA
END LAT/LON: 45.7644/-122.5581
*SURVEY SUMMARY: NWS STORM SURVEYORS FOUND A SMALL AREA AT THE
WEST END OF THE STORM TRACK WHICH EXPERIENCED HEAVIER DAMAGE,
INCLUDING A METAL ROOF PEELED BACK FROM AN OUTBUILDING AND
MULTIPLE HARDWOOD TREES WITH TRUNKS SNAPPED MULTIPLE FEET ABOVE
GROUND LEVEL. THESE DAMAGE INDICATORS SUGGEST A MAXIMUM WIND SPEED
OF JUST OVER 90 MPH. AS THE STORM MOVED EAST, ASSOCIATED WIND
SPEEDS WEAKENED, PRODUCING MINOR DAMAGE INCLUDING SMALL DOWNED OR
BROKEN TREE LIMBS, LIFTED ROOF SHINGLES, AND DAMAGED FENCES,
CORRESPONDING TO WIND SPEEDS OF 50-65 MPH. NWS PORTLAND
APPRECIATES OF THE COOPERATION OF THE CLARK REGIONAL EMERGENCY
SERVICES AGENCY, AS WELL AS RESIDENTS OF THE AFFECTED AREA WHO
SHARED DAMAGE REPORTS AND STORM NARRATIVES WITH THE SURVEY TEAM.
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.
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