High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- December 25, 2:58 PM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Cape Blanco peak winds 49 KTS gusting to 62 KTs.
High Wind in Oregon, December 25, 1998
A High wind watch was issued for the Oregon coast (zone 003) on 12/24 for the afternoon of 12/25. The warning verified numerous times at several locations.
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS MFR wrote it up.
A High wind watch was issued for the Oregon coast (zone 003) on 12/24 for the afternoon of 12/25. It is not known when the watch was upgraded to a warning, but the warning was cancelled on 12/25 at 2100 PST.The warning verified numerous times at several locations. The strongest observed sustained wind speed and gust for each location is reported above.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- December 25, 3:58 PM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 36 kt (41 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Gold Beach peak winds 36 KTS gusting to 42 KTS
High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- December 25, 4:12 PM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Sustained winds 35 KTS at Coos Bay
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
- High Wind in Idaho, December 25, 1998
- Ice Storm in South Carolina, December 25, 1998
- Winter Storm in Washington, December 25, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 25 to 26, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 25 to 26, 1998
- Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Oregon, December 25 to 26, 1998
- Ice Storm and High Wind in Washington, December 25, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, December 25 to 26, 1998
- Winter Storm in Oregon, December 25, 1998
- High Wind in Washington, December 25 to 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 25 to 26, 1998
- Winter Storm in Montana, December 25 to 26, 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: 5674496, 5674497, 5674498.