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Severe storms -- Northwest, Pacific

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Columbus Day Storm collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1058
Abstract

Collection includes materials relating to the Columbus Day Storm in Portland, Oregon, on October 12, 1962, and its aftermath.

Dates: 1962-1965

Columbus Day storm collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 295
Abstract

Small collection of documents about a windstorm that struck the Pacific Northwest on October 12, 1962. Materials include a November 1962 summary of the storm by the U.S. Weather Bureau's state climatologist in Oregon; a surface analysis of the storm by the U.S. Forest Service; a copy of the official Weather Bureau record of the storm; and a brief first-person account by Frank K. Walsh.

Dates: 1962-1964