California, 1998

Strong Wind in California, November 20, 1998

November 20, 1998 · NWS EKA · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Wind gusts to 44 mph in Crescent City, 35 mph in McKinleyville, 49 mph at Trinidad, 38 mph in Eureka and 57 mph at Cooskie Mountain.

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 EKA wrote it up.

Wind gusts to 44 mph in Crescent City, 35 mph in McKinleyville, 49 mph at Trinidad, 38 mph in Eureka and 57 mph at Cooskie Mountain.

Event by event

2 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Redwood Coast

When
November 20, 7:00 AM PST to 1:00 PM PST
Where
Redwood Coast forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind, North Coast Interior

When
November 20, 7:00 AM PST to 1:00 PM PST
Where
North Coast Interior forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

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

Every storm in California in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in California, November 1998

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: 5676097, 5676098.