Columbus Day Windstorm aftermath, Washington County Courthouse

Title

Columbus Day Windstorm aftermath, Washington County Courthouse

Description

Black and white image of broken trees and debris scattered across the lawn of the Washington County Courthouse. Fresh cut wood stacked to the bottom left of the picture indicates that cleanup is in progress. The Columbus Day Windstorm was an extra-tropical cyclone, essentially a rainless hurricane. The storm cut a swath of destruction through northern California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia on October 12, 1963, with the bulk of the damage occurring along the Oregon coast and in the Willamette Valley. The highest winds recorded in the Portland area reached 116 mph, but many local anemometers (wind gauges) were destroyed by the storm after reaching their measurement capacity. Damage estimates in current (2012) dollars were between $3 and $5 billion dollars, including 11 to 15 billion board feet of timber in the Coast Range.

[back] [stamp] Hillsboro Studio, 146 E. Main St., H. E. McMullen - Phone Mi. 8-5312.

Identifier

WCMpic_012665

Creator

McMullen, H. E., Hillsboro, Oregon, photographer

Subject

Weather

Windstorms

Trees in cities

Courthouses

Cyclone damage

Storms--Northwest Pacific

Economic History

Scientific History

Western United States History

Spatial Coverage

Hillsboro, Oregon

Language

English

Date Created

1962-10

Date

1962

Medium

photographic prints

Rights

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Five Oaks Museum at Research@FiveOaksMuseum.org.

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Type

Still Image

Source

Washington County Museum