High Wind, Central Oregon Coast
- When
- November 19, 8:00 AM PST to 1:00 PM PST
- Where
- Central Oregon Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
High Wind in Oregon, November 19, 1996
The Pacific weather system brought high winds to the Central Oregon Coast. Sea Lion Caves reported 69 mph sustained winds with gusts to 94 mph.
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.
The Pacific weather system brought high winds to the Central Oregon Coast. Sea Lion Caves reported 69 mph sustained winds with gusts to 94 mph. Siletz 40 mph gusting to 75, Newport 59 mph gusting to 64 mph. Wind damage to buildings was reported in Lincoln City and Yachats and in Waldport a tree fell on a car. In the Coast Range roof damage was reported in Alsea.
Event by event
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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 Snow in Washington, November 19, 1996
- Heavy Rain in California, November 19, 1996
- Ice Storm in Washington, November 19, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 19 to 20, 1996
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, November 19 to 20, 1996
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, November 19 to 20, 1996
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, November 19 to 20, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, November 19, 1996
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, November 19 to 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 19, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, November 19 to 21, 1996
- High Wind in Nevada, November 19, 1996
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: 5578393.