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From the Eugene Register Guard story February 9, 2002:

"The storm's 70 mph gusts blasted much of Western Oregon,
knocking down trees left vulnerable in super-saturated soil after
weeks of heavy rain. Though property damage is extensive, residents
apparently escaped without serious injury."

"John Fischer, meteorologist at KEZI-TV in Eugene, said the gusts
were the strongest he could recall in the 16 years he's worked here.
They surpassed those of a December 1995 storm, when gusts topped
at 46 mph in Eugene, and may have been the strongest since winds
reached 71 mph in 1964 and 86 mph in the Columbus Day Storm of
1962." ( from Feb. 8 Register Guard story)

The night of the storm we cleared the road of some of our trees that fell down below our driveway. The next day it was time for the first phase of cleanup.

Upon exploration we discovered that we had even more trees down...

Often, several trees fall when one gets blown over.

[Note photos on right below...November Update: After lots of work last summer, one of many brush piles wait to be burned. Also, stumps where trees were removed.]

Douglas Fir root systems are very shallow. Strong winds after lots of rain topple some trees and leave some standing.

We were thankful that no trees damaged people, structures or vehicles at our place. Cassidy was glad when the winds subsided and the power came back on.

	Mid-December and time to burn a couple of piles.