Oregon, 1997

High Wind in Oregon, October 8, 1997

October 8, 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 8, 10:00 AM PST to 5:00 PM PST
Where
Northern Coast forecast zone
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)

The strongest storm of the month caused wind gusts of 61 mph at Netarts and 59 mph at Caltsop Spit on the north coast and gusts to 92 mph at Cape Perpetua 64 mph at Newport and 63 mph at Sea Lion Caves on the central coast.

High Wind, Central Coast

When
October 8, 10:00 AM PST to 5:00 PM PST
Where
Central Coast forecast zone
Measured
80 kt (92 mph)

The strongest storm of the month brought winds gusting to 61 mph at Netarts and 59 mph at Clatsop Spit on the north coast and gusts to 92 mph at Cape Perpetua 64 mph at Newport and 63 mph at Sea Lion Caves 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: 5621889, 5622044.