Thunderstorm Wind, Lower Columbia
- When
- February 21, 11:00 AM PST
- Where
- Lower Columbia forecast zone
Damaging Wind in Oregon, February 21, 1996
An unstable, cold airmass behind a cold front produced widespread convective showers of snow and small hail over western Oregon. One shower produced a microburst which ripped the steel roof off of a barn in Applegate.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
An unstable, cold airmass behind a cold front produced widespread convective showers of snow and small hail over western Oregon. One shower produced a microburst which ripped the steel roof off of a barn in Applegate.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Utah, February 21 to 22, 1996
- Dense Fog in Pennsylvania, February 21, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, February 21, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 21 to 22, 1996
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 21, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 21 to 22, 1996
- Winter Storm in Utah, February 21 to 22, 1996
- High Wind in Washington, February 21, 1996
- Waterspout in Florida, February 21, 1996
- Wildfire in Texas, February 21, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 21 to 22, 1996
- Waterspout in Florida, February 21, 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: 5558237.