High Wind, Wallowa/Union/E & S Umatilla/S Morrow
- When
- April 23, 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- Wallowa/Union/E & S Umatilla/S Morrow forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
Strong wind knocked down trees near the town of Union.
Flood and High Wind in Oregon, April 23 to 30, 1998
2 high wind, 1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Wallowa/Union/E & S Umatilla/S Morrow
- When
- April 23, 3:45 PM PST to 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- Wallowa/Union/E & S Umatilla/S Morrow forecast zone
Willow creek near the town of Imbler went over its banks with minor flooding on lower pastures.
High Wind, Deschutes/Sw Crook
- When
- April 30, 4:30 PM PST
- Where
- Deschutes/Sw Crook forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
Strong wind snapped a 14 inch diameter tree at the LaPine State Airport.
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Arizona, April 23, 1998
- Strong Wind in Connecticut, April 23, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Idaho, April 23, 1998
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, April 23 to 24, 1998
- High Wind in Nevada, April 23, 1998
- High Wind in Nevada, April 23, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Idaho, April 23, 1998
- Hail in Washington, April 23, 1998
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, April 23, 1998
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, April 23, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Oregon, April 23, 1998
- High Wind in Nevada, April 23, 1998
More
Every storm in Oregon in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, April 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: 5636549, 5636550, 5636548.