High Wind in Oregon, December 17, 1999

Name: High Wind in Oregon, December 17, 1999
Start: 1999-12-17T18:05
End: 1999-12-17T18:05
Location: Oregon

December 17, 1999 · NWS PDT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Foothills of the Blue Mountains

When: December 17, 6:05 PM PST
Where: Foothills of the Blue Mountains forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

High winds associated with a line of showers caused substantial damage to a residence just southeast of Stanfield. Shingles were removed from the roof and a shed was blown over onto a couple of ATVs. In addition, several dead trees were uprooted and the house's television antenna was bent. A storm survey conducted the next day determined that the damage was confined to a path 20 yards wide and 1/4 mile long. An interview with the owner revealed that a brief loud roaring sound accompanied the storm. This damage was likely caused by a brief vortex or spinup along the leading edge of a gust front.

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

Every storm in Oregon in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Oregon, December 1999

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: 5724013.