High Wind, Ne Clallam
- When
- December 15, 11:30 AM PST
- Where
- Ne Clallam forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
High Wind in Washington, December 15, 1997
Sustained winds were estimated at 40 knots at Port Townsend.
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS SEW wrote it up.
Sustained winds were estimated at 40 knots at Port Townsend.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Island/Ne Jefferson
- When
- December 15, 11:30 AM PST
- Where
- Island/Ne Jefferson forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
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
- Flood in Florida, December 15 to 31, 1997
- Winter Storm in Florida, December 15, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Florida, December 15, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 15 to 18, 1997
- Dense Fog in Indiana, December 15, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, December 15 to 16, 1997
- Flood in Florida, December 15 to 31, 1997
- High Wind in Nevada, December 15, 1997
- Waterspout in Florida, December 15, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, December 15 to 16, 1997
More
Every storm in Washington in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, December 1997
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: 5621158, 5621159.