<P> A tropical storm named Freda formed 500 miles ( 800 km ) from Wake Island in the central Pacific Ocean . The system became an extratropical cyclone as it moved into colder waters and interacted with the jet stream . The low redeveloped intensely off Northern California due to favorable upper level conditions , producing record rainfalls in the San Francisco Bay Area that delayed some games in the 1962 World Series between the San Francisco Giants and the New York Yankees . The low moved northeastward , and then hooked straight north as it neared southwest Oregon . The storm then raced nearly northward at an average speed of 40 miles per hour ( 64 km / h ) , with the center just 50 miles ( 80 km ) off the Pacific Coast . There was little central pressure change until the cyclone passed the latitude of Astoria , Oregon , at which time the low began to degrade . The center passed over Tatoosh Island , Washington , before landing on Vancouver Island , British Columbia , where it weakened rapidly . As the cyclone moved through Canada , another cyclone formed on its southern periphery , which merged with this cyclone by October 17 . </P>
<P> A tropical storm named Freda formed 500 miles ( 800 km ) from Wake Island in the central Pacific Ocean . The system became an extratropical cyclone as it moved into colder waters and interacted with the jet stream . The low redeveloped intensely off Northern California due to favorable upper level conditions , producing record rainfalls in the San Francisco Bay Area that delayed some games in the 1962 World Series between the San Francisco Giants and the New York Yankees . The low moved northeastward , and then hooked straight north as it neared southwest Oregon . The storm then raced nearly northward at an average speed of 40 miles per hour ( 64 km / h ) , with the center just 50 miles ( 80 km ) off the Pacific Coast . There was little central pressure change until the cyclone passed the latitude of Astoria , Oregon , at which time the low began to degrade . The center passed over Tatoosh Island , Washington , before landing on Vancouver Island , British Columbia , where it weakened rapidly . As the cyclone moved through Canada , another cyclone formed on its southern periphery , which merged with this cyclone by October 17 . </P>
how high were the winds in the columbus day storm
how high were the winds in the columbus day storm
an average speed of 40 miles per hour ( 64 km / h )
an average speed of 40 miles per hour ( 64 km / h )