High Wind, Central Oregon Coast
- When
- February 5, 12:00 AM PST to February 6, 12:00 AM PST
- Where
- Central Oregon Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
High Wind in Oregon, February 5 to 6, 1996
High pressure over the intermountain region east of Oregon and a deep North Pacific low pressure system to the northwest of Oregon created high winds along the Oregon Coast. 46 mph winds were reported at the mouth of the Columbia River and Sea Lion Caves.
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 pressure over the intermountain region east of Oregon and a deep North Pacific low pressure system to the northwest of Oregon created high winds along the Oregon Coast. 46 mph winds were reported at the mouth of the Columbia River and Sea Lion Caves. At Cape Blanco 58 mph winds were reported.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Coast Range of Nw Oregon
- When
- February 5, 12:00 AM PST to February 6, 12:00 AM PST
- Where
- Coast Range of Nw Oregon forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
High Wind, Northern Oregon Coast
- When
- February 5, 12:00 AM PST to February 6, 12:00 AM PST
- Where
- Northern Oregon Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 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
- Cold in Florida, February 5, 1996
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, February 5, 1996
- Debris Flows in Oregon, February 5 to 9, 1996
- Cold in Alabama, February 5, 1996
- Cold in Alabama, February 5, 1996
- Cold in North Carolina, February 5 to 7, 1996
- Cold in Maryland, February 5 to 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in Oregon, February 5 to 6, 1996
- Flooding in Illinois, February 5 to 9, 1996
- Flooding in Missouri, February 5 to 9, 1996
- Cold in Virginia, February 5 to 7, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 5 to 7, 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: 5558032, 5558033, 5558034.