High Wind, Central Oregon Coast
- When
- February 7, 12:00 AM PST to February 8, 12:00 AM PST
- Where
- Central Oregon Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
High Wind in Oregon, February 7 to 8, 1996
High winds continued along the Central and Southern Oregon Coast. Sea Lion Caves reported 46 mph winds gusting to 63 mph, and Cape Blanco reported sustained winds of 54 mph.
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.
High winds continued along the Central and Southern Oregon Coast. Sea Lion Caves reported 46 mph winds gusting to 63 mph, and Cape Blanco reported sustained winds of 54 mph.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Coast Range of Nw Oregon
- When
- February 7, 12:00 AM PST to February 8, 12:00 AM PST
- Where
- Coast Range of Nw Oregon forecast zone
- Measured
- 47 kt (54 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
- Flooding in Montana, February 7 to 11, 1996
- Flood in Wyoming, February 7, 1996
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 7, 1996
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, February 7 to 8, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 7, 1996
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 7, 1996
- Flooding in Montana, February 7 to 15, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 7, 1996
- Flood in Montana, February 7 to 8, 1996
- Flood in Washington, February 7, 1996
- Cold in Montana, February 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: 5558038, 5558039.