Oregon coast to see 40 mph winds, sneaker waves
The National Weather Service is warning of a weather pattern forecast to bring heavy rain and high winds to northwest Oregon on Nov. 7. The strongest winds will be on the northern coast, but risk extends south and east. Florence has a 64% chance of wind gusts over 40 mph on the evening of Nov. 7 and Eugene has a 7% chance. Wind gusts that strong would most likely cause power outages. The NWS also warned sneaker waves, which suddenly surge farther up the beach than expected, are possible along the entire Oregon coast Nov. 6 and 7. These potentially deadly waves can catch beachgoers unaware, knocking them down and sweeping them out to sea. Coast residents and visitors are urged to stay off rocks, logs and jetties. NWS also said there's 25% chance northwest Oregon sees rain fall at a quarter-inch per hour also possible the evening of Nov. 7. That level of rainfall would cause urban flooding. Alan Torres covers local government for the Register-Guard. He can be reached byemail at atorres@registerguard.com , on X @alanfryetorres or on Reddit at u/AlfrytRG . This article originally appeared on Register-Guard: Oregon coast to see 40 mph winds, sneaker waves
