1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
At 1030 AM winds gusting to 45 mph and swell 3 to 4 feet capsized a boat on Fern Ridge reservoir. The sole occupant of the boat drowned, and his body was not recovered until April. Winds gusted to 60 mph at Veneta shortly after the boat capsized.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Wind, Southern Willamette Valley Including Eugene | 1997-03-30 | 41 | Male | In Water | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oregon in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, March 1997
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: 5606954.