High Wind, Clatsop/Tillamook
- When
- February 23, 3:00 PM PST to February 24, 1:00 PM PST
- Where
- Clatsop/Tillamook forecast zone
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Oregon, February 23 to 24, 1999
High winds associated with a moderately strong Pacific weather system produced strong winds on the coasts of NW Oregon and SW Washington. The strongest winds were on the North Oregon Coast where a weather spotter reported winds of 86 MPH in Netarts.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
High winds associated with a moderately strong Pacific weather system produced strong winds on the coasts of NW Oregon and SW Washington. The strongest winds were on the North Oregon Coast where a weather spotter reported winds of 86 MPH in Netarts. Other wind reports were 10 to 20 mph lower. Astoria Airport ASOS had a gust of 64 MPH. No injuries or damage was reported.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Lincoln/W X Lane
- When
- February 23, 3:00 PM PST to February 24, 1:00 PM PST
- Where
- Lincoln/W X Lane forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
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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The same day elsewhere
- Winter Weather in Georgia, February 23 to 24, 1999
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 23, 1999
- High Wind in Oregon, February 23 to 24, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 23, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 23 to 24, 1999
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 23, 1999
- Winter Weather in Virginia, February 23 to 24, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Montana, February 23, 1999
- High Wind in Montana, February 23, 1999
- High Wind in Washington, February 23 to 24, 1999
- Tornado in Alabama, February 23, 1999
- Tornado in Florida, February 23, 1999
More
Every storm in Oregon in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 5687425, 5687426.