High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- December 1, 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Cape Blanco observed winds 55g64kts
High Wind in Oregon, December 1, 1998
A Pacific storm brought strong south winds to the Oregon coast.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 MFR wrote it up.
A Pacific storm brought strong south winds to the Oregon coast. A high wind warning was issued at 0332 PST on 12/01 and cancelled at 1000 PST on 12/02
Event by event
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- December 1, 5:00 PM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 44 kt (51 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Cape Blanco observed winds 44g65 kts
High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- December 1, 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 67 kt (77 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Cape Blanco observed gust to 67 kts
High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- December 1, 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 37 kt (43 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Gold Beach observed winds 37g43 kts
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
- Drought in Texas, December 1 to 31, 1998
- Drought in Texas, December 1 to 31, 1998
- Drought in New Mexico, December 1 to 31, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Snow in Washington, December 1 to 29, 1998
- Heavy Rain in California, December 1, 1998
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, December 1, 1998
- Drought in Virginia, December 1 to 31, 1998
- Heat in Kentucky, December 1 to 7, 1998
- Drought in New Mexico, December 1 to 31, 1998
- Heat in New Jersey, December 1 to 7, 1998
- Heat in Wisconsin, December 1 to 6, 1998
- Heat in Illinois, December 1 to 8, 1998
More
Every storm in Oregon in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, December 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: 5674488, 5674489, 5674490, 5674491.