KGW reporter caught in 100+ Gorge winds

snowfan said on January 10, 2010 at 9:32 PM

Keely, the next time you cover 100 mph winds at Crown Point , don't wear heels...and do wear goggles.

robert57 said on January 9, 2010 at 7:22 AM

making a statement

boringlarry said on January 8, 2010 at 9:00 PM

Hey rushisaband...it was way more than a few minutes...... as one of the "self professed weather geeks", we were there for hours measuring wind gusts, and what is shown in the video is just a fraction of the mishaps that occurred at Crown Point, all due to extremely high winds....from people trying to lose car doors, to folks flying around from gusts, to objects being hurled by the wind...the list goes on...100 MPH winds rarely happen, especially around here, and that, in itself is video newsworthy, as are the complications that can result.

rushisaband said on January 8, 2010 at 11:24 AM

This was such a waste of broadcast time. Sure, now Keely and this NBC affiliate will be seen around the nation falling down but come on....Show us how windy it is and then move on...They stood out there for what seemed like a few minutes (appeared to me) and then gave into it. KGW is ranking up there with KPTV 12 for sensationalizing anything.

ptcvolunteer said on January 8, 2010 at 11:05 AM

I wonder if the wind turbines were turning at ALL. They usually feather them in strong(er) winds...

cmtartist said on January 8, 2010 at 9:52 AM

My mother (Catherine Dunlap) worked at the old weather station at Crown Point in 1943. One night the anemometer blew off the building. The next day the Portland weather bureau came out and clocked the gusts at 135 mph. Going to school in Corbett, even in my growing up years, was brutal on a little girl's legs. No pants allowed back then...and that wind would keep our legs red and chapped all winter long. And we always parked the car into the wind so it didn't blow the doors off. My Louisiana born husband didn't believe me...until he nearly lost our car door!

tujunga1 said on January 8, 2010 at 8:09 AM

Keeley is really dedicated to reporting the weather! Thanks for all you do, and for being such a great sport!

cascade0007 said on January 7, 2010 at 9:42 PM

omg poor keely!! even in all that she still looks pretty...

first_last said on January 7, 2010 at 8:19 PM

i bet those wind turbines in the East gorge are going ape. "9.1 Giggawatts??"

jemom said on January 7, 2010 at 6:21 PM

Poor Keely and the guy holding on to her!