High Wind, Central Oregon Coast
- When
- February 20, 12:00 AM PST to February 21, 12:00 AM PST
- Where
- Central Oregon Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph)
High Wind in Oregon, February 20 to 21, 1996
High winds buffeted the Central and South Oregon Coast with 55 mph winds reported at Sea Lion Caves and 53 mph winds at Cape Arago. Gold Beach reported 40 mph winds with gusts to 79 mph.
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.
High winds buffeted the Central and South Oregon Coast with 55 mph winds reported at Sea Lion Caves and 53 mph winds at Cape Arago. Gold Beach reported 40 mph winds with gusts to 79 mph. In South Central Oregon, Paisley reported sustained winds of 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Coast Range of Nw Oregon
- When
- February 20, 12:00 AM PST to February 21, 12:00 AM PST
- Where
- Coast Range of Nw Oregon forecast zone
- Measured
- 69 kt (79 mph)
High Wind, Western Columbia River Gorge
- When
- February 20, 12:00 AM PST to February 21, 12:00 AM PST
- Where
- Western Columbia River Gorge forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 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
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 20 to 21, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 20 to 23, 1996
- Dense Fog in Indiana, February 20, 1996
- Strong Wind in Arizona, February 20, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, February 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 20 to 21, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 20 to 22, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 20 to 21, 1996
- Heavy Rain in California, February 20, 1996
- Waterspout in Puerto Rico, February 20, 1996
- High Wind in California, February 20 to 21, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, February 20, 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: 5558196, 5558197, 5558198.