High Wind, Western Columbia River Gorge
- When
- December 26, 2:00 AM PST to 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- Western Columbia River Gorge forecast zone
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
High Wind in Oregon, December 26, 1999
Localized strong easterly winds through the Columbia River Gorge caused minor damage (toppling at tree and two fences in Gresham. Corbett reported gusts to 70 mph and Gresham 47 mph.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS PQR wrote it up.
Localized strong easterly winds through the Columbia River Gorge caused minor damage (toppling at tree and two fences in Gresham. Corbett reported gusts to 70 mph and Gresham 47 mph.
Event by event
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Strong Wind in Wisconsin, December 26 to 27, 1999
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 26 to 27, 1999
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 26 to 27, 1999
- Strong Wind in North Carolina, December 26 to 27, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 26, 1999
- Winter Storm in West Virginia, December 26 to 27, 1999
- High Wind in Hawaii, December 26 to 29, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, December 26 to 27, 1999
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, December 26 to 27, 1999
- Winter Storm in Maryland, December 26 to 27, 1999
- High Wind in North Carolina, December 26 to 27, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 26, 1999
More
Every storm in Oregon in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 5724080.