Oregon, 1999

High Wind in Oregon, December 1 to 2, 1999

December 1 to 2, 1999 · NWS MFR · 5 events in 1 county or zone

A strong Pacific front brough high winds to the southern Oregon coast. A High Wind Warning was issued for zone ORZ021 at 1347 PST on 12/01/99 and extended to zone ORZ022 at 0432 PST on 12/02/99.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 strong Pacific front brough high winds to the southern Oregon coast. A High Wind Warning was issued for zone ORZ021 at 1347 PST on 12/01/99 and extended to zone ORZ022 at 0432 PST on 12/02/99. The warning was cancelled at 0905 PST on 12/02/99. Three reporting stations verified the warning. The peak sustained winds and gusts for each station are listed above, but verifying winds were reported from 1600 PST on 12/01/99 until 0400 PST on 12/02/99.

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Event by event

5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, South Central Oregon Coast

When
December 1, 7:00 PM PST
Where
South Central Oregon Coast forecast zone
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.979, -123.829 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cape Blanco wind 48 KT gusting to 58 KT.

High Wind, South Central Oregon Coast

When
December 2, 12:00 AM PST
Where
South Central Oregon Coast forecast zone
Measured
54 kt (62 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.979, -123.829 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cape Arago wind 36 KT gusting to 54 KT.

High Wind, South Central Oregon Coast

When
December 2, 2:00 AM PST
Where
South Central Oregon Coast forecast zone
Measured
63 kt (72 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.979, -123.829 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cape Blanco wind 45 KT gusting to 63 KT.

High Wind, South Central Oregon Coast

When
December 2, 3:00 AM PST
Where
South Central Oregon Coast forecast zone
Measured
41 kt (47 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.979, -123.829 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Gold Beach wind 41 KT gusting to 48 KT.

High Wind, South Central Oregon Coast

When
December 2, 4:00 AM PST
Where
South Central Oregon Coast forecast zone
Measured
59 kt (68 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.979, -123.829 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cape Arago wind 34 KT gusting to 59 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.

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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: 5720483, 5720485, 5720484, 5720487, 5720486.