High Wind, Northern Oregon Coast
- When
- February 2, 8:00 AM PST to February 4, 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- Northern Oregon Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 39 kt (45 mph)
High Wind in Oregon, February 2 to 4, 1996
A Pacific storm system approached Oregon bringing high winds to the North Coast, the northern Willamette Valley and the west end of the Columbia Gorge. Clatsop Spit recorded sustained winds from 40 to 45 mph at times, while Corbett and Troutdale at the west end of the Columbia Gorge reported wind gusts of 79 mph and 81 mph respectively.
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.
A Pacific storm system approached Oregon bringing high winds to the North Coast, the northern Willamette Valley and the west end of the Columbia Gorge. Clatsop Spit recorded sustained winds from 40 to 45 mph at times, while Corbett and Troutdale at the west end of the Columbia Gorge reported wind gusts of 79 mph and 81 mph respectively.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Central Coast Range of W Oregon
- When
- February 3, 8:00 AM PST to February 4, 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- Central Coast Range of W Oregon forecast zone
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 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
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 2 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Illinois, February 2 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Illinois, February 2 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Louisiana, February 2 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Tennessee, February 2 to 3, 1996
- Cold in Ohio, February 2 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Mississippi, February 2 to 5, 1996
- Tornado in Florida, February 2, 1996
- Ice Storm in North Carolina, February 2, 1996
- Tornado in Florida, February 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, February 2 to 3, 1996
- Flash Flood in Alabama, February 2, 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: 5558021, 5558022.