High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- November 24, 2:00 PM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Cape Arago C-man 40 mph gusting to 65 mph at 1400 PST.
High Wind in Oregon, November 24 to 26, 1998
Yet another winter storm plowed into the Oregon coast on 11/24/98, bringing an extended high wind episode to the coastal areas. High wind warnings were issued at 1439 PST on 11/24/98 and lasted until 11/26/98 at 0253 PST.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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.
Yet another winter storm plowed into the Oregon coast on 11/24/98, bringing an extended high wind episode to the coastal areas. High wind warnings were issued at 1439 PST on 11/24/98 and lasted until 11/26/98 at 0253 PST.
Event by event
8 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- November 24, 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 37 kt (43 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Gold Beach Airport winds 47 mph gusting to 56 mph at 1800 PST.
High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- November 25, 2:58 AM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Peak wind at Gold Beach 62 KT
High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- November 25, 6:58 AM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 85 kt (98 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Peak wind at Cape Blanco 85 KT.
High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- November 25, 7:00 AM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Spotter reported 70 mph winds.
High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- November 25, 1:24 PM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Brookings observer reported S winds 35g50 KT at 1324 PST.
High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- November 26, 7:58 PM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 77 kt (89 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Cape Blanco peak wind 77 KT.
High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- November 26, 10:58 PM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Gold Beach peak wind 65 KT
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 Oregon, November 24 to 25, 1998
- Wildfire in Virginia, November 24 to 27, 1998
- High Surf in California, November 24 to 25, 1998
- Strong Wind in Maine, November 24, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, November 24, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, November 24, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, November 24, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, November 24, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, November 24, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, November 24 to 25, 1998
More
Every storm in Oregon in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, 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: 5677623, 5677624, 5677628, 5677627, 5677625, 5677626, 5677629, 5677630.