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[[File:1964 Storm.jpg|alt=News clipping following the 1964 Columbus Day Storm in the Portland area.|thumb|float|314x314px|News clipping following the 1964 Columbus Day Storm in the Portland area.]]
[[File:2014.12.11.StandardInsurance.jpg|alt=View from Jeremy Van Keuren's office on December 11, 2014 during the windstorm. Metal sheeting broke off the PacWest building and struck the side of the Standard Insurance building.|thumb|''View from Jeremy Van Keuren's office on December 11, 2014 during the windstorm. Metal sheeting [https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/willamette-valley/thousands-lose-power-in-metro-area-after-storm/283-318089226 broke off the PacWest building] and struck the side of the Standard Insurance building.'']]
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|[https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/willamette_flood_1894_/ Willamette River Flood of 1894]
|[https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/willamette_flood_1894_/ Willamette River Flood of 1894] <ref>'''See also''' from OPB: ''[https://www.opb.org/article/2024/05/30/oregon-experience-130-years-ago-great-flood-1894-portland/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery 130 years ago, the Great Flood of 1894 left Portland waterlogged for weeks]''</ref>
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|[https://portlandweather.com/weather-headlines/130 1995 Windstorm]
|[https://portlandweather.com/weather-headlines/130 1995 Windstorm]<ref>'''See also:''' Oregonian/OregonLive, S. T. |. (2015, December 12). 20 years later: Dec. 12, 1995, windstorm ranks second only to Columbus Day Storm of 1962. ''Oregonlive''. https://www.oregonlive.com/weather/2015/12/20_years_later_december_12_199.html</ref><ref>'''See also:''' ''Classic windstorm of December 11, 2014''. (n.d.). https://climate.washington.edu/stormking/December2014.html</ref>
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|[[wikipedia:Willamette_Valley_flood_of_1996|Willamette Valley Flood of 1996]]
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|[[Media:2014.12.11.Portland Windstorm Analysis.pdf|December 2014 Windstorm]]
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|[[wikipedia:COVID-19_pandemic_in_Portland,_Oregon|COVID-19 Pandemic in Portland]]
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== References, Notes, and Supplemental Reading ==

Latest revision as of 14:49, 30 May 2024

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News clipping following the 1964 Columbus Day Storm in the Portland area.
News clipping following the 1964 Columbus Day Storm in the Portland area.
View from Jeremy Van Keuren's office on December 11, 2014 during the windstorm. Metal sheeting broke off the PacWest building and struck the side of the Standard Insurance building.
View from Jeremy Van Keuren's office on December 11, 2014 during the windstorm. Metal sheeting broke off the PacWest building and struck the side of the Standard Insurance building.
Event Day 1 Date
1700 Cascadia Earthquake 1700.01.26
Great Flood of 1861-1862 1861.12.05
Great Fire of 1873 1873.08.02
Portland Flood of 1876 1874.06.24
Great Gale of 1880 1880.01.09
Willamette River Flood of 1894 [1] 1894.06.05
1931 Dust Storm 1931.04.21
1948 Columbia River flood (Vanport) 1948.05.30
Columbus Day Storm of 1962 1962.10.12
Christmas Flood of 1964 1964.12.18
1972 Vancouver Tornado 1972.04.05
United Airlines Flight 173 1978.12.28
Eruption of Mount St. Helens 1980.03.27
Friday the 13th Windstorm 1981.11.13
1993 Scotts Mills earthquake 1993.03.25
1995 Windstorm[2][3] 1995.12.12
Willamette Valley Flood of 1996 1996.02.05
December 2014 Windstorm 2014.12.11
COVID-19 Pandemic in Portland 2020.02.28
George Floyd Demonstrations 2020.05.28
2021 Heat Dome

References, Notes, and Supplemental Reading

  1. See also from OPB: 130 years ago, the Great Flood of 1894 left Portland waterlogged for weeks
  2. See also: Oregonian/OregonLive, S. T. |. (2015, December 12). 20 years later: Dec. 12, 1995, windstorm ranks second only to Columbus Day Storm of 1962. Oregonlive. https://www.oregonlive.com/weather/2015/12/20_years_later_december_12_199.html
  3. See also: Classic windstorm of December 11, 2014. (n.d.). https://climate.washington.edu/stormking/December2014.html