High Wind in Oregon, April 21 to 22, 1996

Name: High Wind in Oregon, April 21 to 22, 1996
Start: 1996-04-21T15:00
End: 1996-04-22T10:00
Location: Oregon

April 21 to 22, 1996 · NWS PQR · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

High winds along the Oregon coast. Cape Blanco recorded 65 mph winds and 40 mph winds were reported near the mouth of the Columbia River.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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 PQR wrote it up.

High winds along the Oregon coast. Cape Blanco recorded 65 mph winds and 40 mph winds were reported near the mouth of the Columbia River.

Event by event

2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Coast Range of Nw Oregon

When: April 21, 3:00 PM PST to April 22, 10:00 AM PST
Where: Coast Range of Nw Oregon forecast zone
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)

High Wind, Northern Oregon Coast

When: April 21, 3:00 PM PST to April 22, 10:00 AM PST
Where: Northern Oregon Coast forecast zone
Measured: 35 kt (40 mph)

What these are

High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oregon in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Oregon, April 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: 5556794, 5556795.