Strong Wind, Redwood Coast
- When
- December 4, 9:00 AM PST to 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- Redwood Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
Strong Wind in California, December 4, 1996
59 mph at 206 pm from Cooskie Mtn48 mph at 305 pm from Orick
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS EKA wrote it up.
59 mph at 206 pm from Cooskie Mtn48 mph at 305 pm from Orick
Event by event
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 4, 1996
- Winter Storm in Idaho, December 4 to 5, 1996
- Winter Storm in California, December 4 to 5, 1996
- High Wind in Colorado, December 4 to 5, 1996
- Flooding in Illinois, December 4 to 12, 1996
- High Wind in Oregon, December 4, 1996
- High Wind in Montana, December 4, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 4 to 5, 1996
- Strong Wind in California, December 4, 1996
- High Wind in Washington, December 4, 1996
- High Wind in Montana, December 4, 1996
- Ice Storm in Washington, December 4, 1996
More
Every storm in California in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in California, December 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5583349.