High Wind in Oregon, February 15, 1999

Name: High Wind in Oregon, February 15, 1999
Start: 1999-02-15T14:58
End: 1999-02-15T18:58
Location: Oregon

February 15, 1999 · NWS MFR · 4 events in 1 county or zone

Yet another windy storm moved onshore Southern Oregon on this date. The High Wind Warning for the Southern Oregon coast was issued at 0550 LST and cancelled at 2231 LST.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 4

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 windy storm moved onshore Southern Oregon on this date. The High Wind Warning for the Southern Oregon coast was issued at 0550 LST and cancelled at 2231 LST. Warning criteria was exceeded at Cape Blanco from 1158 LST to 1858 LST. The maximum sustained wind and gusts at the two verifying stations is listed above.

Event by event

4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry

When: February 15, 2:58 PM PST
Where: Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
Measured: 37 kt (43 mph)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cape Blanco winds 37KT gusting to 59KT.

High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry

When: February 15, 4:58 PM PST
Where: Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
Measured: 37 kt (43 mph)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Gold Beach winds 37KT gusting to 44KT

High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry

When: February 15, 5:58 PM PST
Where: Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
Measured: 45 kt (52 mph)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cape Blanco winds 45KT gusting to 57KT

High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry

When: February 15, 6:58 PM PST
Where: Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Gold Beach winds 20KT gusting to 60KT

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, February 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: 5682123, 5682125, 5682124, 5682126.