Oregon, 1996

High Wind in Oregon, December 7, 1996

December 7, 1996 · NWS MFR · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

Event by event

2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry

When
December 7, 8:00 AM PST to 2:00 PM PST
Where
Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
Measured
57 kt (66 mph)

Spotter near Bandon reported wind gust to 57 mph

High Wind, Lake/Klamath T X W

When
December 7, 11:00 AM PST to 5:00 PM PST
Where
Lake/Klamath T X W forecast zone
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)

Ranger at Summer Lake Wildlife Refuge reported sustained wind of 70+ 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

More

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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: 5584189, 5584190.