High Wind, Northern Oregon Coast
- When
- February 8, 12:00 AM PST to February 9, 12:00 AM PST
- Where
- Northern Oregon Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
High Wind in Oregon, February 8 to 9, 1996
High winds whipped the Oregon Coast with gusts to 70 mph reported at Tillamook, sustained winds of 48 mph with gusts to 76 mph at Sea Lion Caves, and 59 mph winds at Cape Blanco.
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 whipped the Oregon Coast with gusts to 70 mph reported at Tillamook, sustained winds of 48 mph with gusts to 76 mph at Sea Lion Caves, and 59 mph winds at Cape Blanco.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Central Oregon Coast
- When
- February 8, 12:00 AM PST to February 9, 12:00 AM PST
- Where
- Central Oregon Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 66 kt (76 mph)
High Wind, Coast Range of Nw Oregon
- When
- February 8, 12:00 AM PST to February 9, 12:00 AM PST
- Where
- Coast Range of Nw Oregon forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 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 Rain in West Virginia, February 8, 1996
- Flood in Idaho, February 8 to 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, February 8 to 11, 1996
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, February 8, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 8, 1996
- Flood in Idaho, February 8 to 20, 1996
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, February 8, 1996
- Flood in Montana, February 8 to 10, 1996
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, February 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, February 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, February 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, February 8, 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: 5558040, 5558041, 5558042.