High Wind, Northern Oregon Coast
- When
- February 17, 2:00 AM PST to February 18, 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- Northern Oregon Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
High Wind in Oregon, February 17 to 18, 1996
A Pacific storm brushed the Oregon coast bringing sustained high winds to the Central and South Oregon Coast. Sustained winds of 40 to 50 mph were recorded from Florence to Cape Blanco.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
A Pacific storm brushed the Oregon coast bringing sustained high winds to the Central and South Oregon Coast. Sustained winds of 40 to 50 mph were recorded from Florence to Cape Blanco. Strong gusts affected the entire Oregon Coast and ranged from 57 mph at Tillamook to 59 mph at Cape Blanco and 63 mph at Sea Lion Caves.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Central Oregon Coast
- When
- February 17, 2:00 AM PST to February 18, 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- Central Oregon Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
High Wind, Coast Range of Nw Oregon
- When
- February 17, 2:00 AM PST to February 18, 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- Coast Range of Nw Oregon forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 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
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 17, 1996
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, February 17, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 17 to 18, 1996
- Winter Storm in West Virginia, February 17 to 18, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 17 to 18, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 17, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 17 to 18, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 17 to 18, 1996
More
Every storm in Oregon in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, February 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: 5558054, 5558055, 5558194.