Newport, but "several miles from here it is five inches, and gradually deepens as you go east. Said to be 18 inches deep at Siletz, Oregon." Further south, it was reported on January 19 that Gardiner was struck with a "perfect gale" that threw large breakers ashore and shoved water into a warehouse, threatening livestock. "The rain came down in torrents," and the Umpqua River and Smith River flooded high, adding to the wet mess. "The storm raged with great violence at Coos Bay." The three-masted schooner Emma Utter dragged anchor and was smashed ashore. The powerful gale struck much of the Willamette Valley in the mid to late morning. For example, "the heaviest windstorm ever known in these parts" struck Monmouth, in Polk County, at about 11 AM. The strong winds also struck the city of Corvallis at 11 AM, with the gale lasting until about 3 PM, and started around 9 AM in Blodgett in the coast range to the west. In Portland, the powerful wind began at 11 AM, and lasted until about 2:30 PM. See also Extratropical cyclone Windstorm Columbus Day Storm of 1962 Hanukkah Eve windstorm of 2006 Great Coastal Gale of 2007 2011 Bering Sea superstorm November 2014 Bering Sea cyclone SS Alpena lost in October 1880 List of storms on the Great Lakes References External links The January 9, 1880 "Storm King" 1880 meteorology Natural disasters in Oregon 1880 natural disasters Pacific Northwest storms Weather events in the United States 1880 natural disasters in the United States January 1880 events