California, 1998

Strong Wind in California, February 2, 1998

February 2, 1998 · NWS EKA · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Redwood Coast

When
February 2, 5:00 PM PST to 10:00 PM PST
Where
Redwood Coast forecast zone

Peak wind of 51 mph in Arcata.

What these are

Strong Wind
Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.

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: 5632993.