Oregon, 1997

High Wind in Oregon, November 18 to 22, 1997

November 18 to 22, 1997 · NWS MFR · 3 events in 1 county or zone

3 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

Event by event

3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry

When
November 18, 7:12 PM PST
Where
Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)

South wind 40-50 kt, gusting to 60 kt at Brookings.

High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry

When
November 22, 9:16 PM PST
Where
Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)

Peak gust reached 52 kt at Gold Beach.

High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry

When
November 22, 9:58 PM PST
Where
Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
Measured
59 kt (68 mph)

SE wind gusted to 59 kt at Cape Blanco.

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

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: 5619659, 5619660, 5619661.