Oregon, 1997

High Wind in Oregon, October 29 to 30, 1997

October 29 to 30, 1997 · NWS PQR · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

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

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.

Event by event

2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Northern Coast

When
October 29, 4:00 PM PST to October 30, 4:00 AM PST
Where
Northern Coast forecast zone
Measured
59 kt (68 mph)

The last strong Pacific storm of the month resulted in wind gusts of 68 mph at Netarts on the north coast and 63 mph at Florence 59 mph at Siletz and 57 mph at Newport on the central coast.

High Wind, Central Coast

When
October 29, 4:00 PM PST to October 30, 4:00 AM PST
Where
Central Coast forecast zone
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)

the last strong storm of the month caused winds gusting to 68 mph at Netarts on the north coast and gusts to 63 mph at Florence 59 mph at Siletz and 57 mph at Newport on the central coast.

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: 5622045, 5622046.