High Wind, Northern Oregon Coast
- When
- March 30, 12:00 PM PST to 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- Northern Oregon Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
High Wind in Oregon, March 30, 1996
High pressure over the Pacific and a strong low pressure system over the Great Basin produced strong winds along the Oregon Coast. Sustained winds of 46 mph were reported at Cannon Beach and gusts to 51 mph were reported at cannon Beach and Cape Blanco.
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 pressure over the Pacific and a strong low pressure system over the Great Basin produced strong winds along the Oregon Coast. Sustained winds of 46 mph were reported at Cannon Beach and gusts to 51 mph were reported at cannon Beach and Cape Blanco.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Coast Range of Nw Oregon
- When
- March 30, 12:00 PM PST to 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- Coast Range of Nw Oregon forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 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.
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More
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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: 5563673, 5563674.