HI, I remember that Columbus Day storm quite well.  I was raised in The Dalles, and even a bit of the winds reached there I think.  Anyway, it was called Typhoon Freda.  We really razzed my grandmother, as her name was Freda.  
The storm did damage on the coast, blowing down trees, and also blew out some of the windows in the Memorial Colleseum here in Portland.  It was really something.  

Karla Williams