High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- February 12, 6:00 AM PST to 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
High Wind in Oregon, February 12, 1998
Next in series of Pacific low pressure systems produced 35 to 50 mph over the South Oregon Coast and portions of the southwest Oregon interior. Winds gusts reached 86 mph at Cape Blanco.
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 MFR wrote it up.
Next in series of Pacific low pressure systems produced 35 to 50 mph over the South Oregon Coast and portions of the southwest Oregon interior. Winds gusts reached 86 mph at Cape Blanco. Other gusts include: 67 mph at Port Orford, 49 mph at Brookings, 64 mph at Onion Mtn., 60 mph at Mt. Sexton, 40 mph at NWSO MFR. Thunderstorms with up 1/2 inch hail were reported at Sixes and Gold Beach.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Josephine T X Se/Jackson T X S
- When
- February 12, 6:00 AM PST to 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- Josephine T X Se/Jackson T X S forecast zone
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
- Hail in Texas, February 12, 1998
- Lightning Strikes in New York, February 12, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 12 to 17, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 12 to 15, 1998
- Flooding in Kentucky, February 12 to 14, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 12 to 23, 1998
- Hail in Texas, February 12, 1998
- High Wind in California, February 12, 1998
- High Wind in Oregon, February 12, 1998
- Hail in Texas, February 12, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Montana, February 12 to 14, 1998
- High Wind in California, February 12, 1998
More
Every storm in Oregon in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, February 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: 5629401, 5629402.