Oregon, 1997

High Wind in Oregon, November 19, 1997

November 19, 1997 · NWS PQR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$75,000
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.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Benton/W & C Linn/C Lane

When
November 19, 12:00 PM PST to 4:00 PM PST
Where
Benton/W & C Linn/C Lane forecast zone
Property damage
$75,000

Winds from a strong Pacific storm gusted to 43 mph in Corvallis, and a strong gust blew a 1947 Taylor airplane from its moorings at Albany Municipal airport. The aircraft hit several parked cars before crashing into a fence, causing extensive damage to the aircraft.

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

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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: 5625874.