Oregon, 1999

Flood in Oregon, February 16, 1999

February 16, 1999 · NWS MFR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A Coastal Flood Warning was issued at 0850 LST and cancelled at 2019 LST. The above report was the only verification available.

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 MFR wrote it up.

A Coastal Flood Warning was issued at 0850 LST and cancelled at 2019 LST. The above report was the only verification available.

Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry

When
February 16, 3:05 PM PST
Where
Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Coast Guard reported that a pickup truck and occupants were transported 250 feet up the beach by 30 foot waves in recreation area north of Winchester Bay.

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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: 5682127.