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| | The January 9, 1880 Storm King (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | On January 9, 1880, an extremely deep low--possibly deeper than 955 mb--dove inland near the mouth of the Columbia River, probably south of Astoria, on a track that was apparently in a northeastward direction that skirted across Washington County, and then through the Kalama area. |
 | | By January 12th, the railroad line between East Portland and Roseburg had been cleared of debris-it is mentioned that, because most trees fell northward, parallel to the track, damage was not as bad as it could have been, which allowed the line to be opened fairly quickly. |
 | | A comment on January 12th, from Roseburg, in which fence blowdowns happen "nearly every winter," also supports this idea that the kind of fences utilized at the time were prone to wind damage. |
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