Oregon, 1999

High Wind in Oregon, February 26 to 27, 1999

February 26 to 27, 1999 · NWS PQR · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A minor high wind event occurred when a Pacific Storm moved over the area. Winds barely reached high wind thresholds and no damage or injuries were reported.

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.

A minor high wind event occurred when a Pacific Storm moved over the area. Winds barely reached high wind thresholds and no damage or injuries were reported. A weather spotter reported 65 MPH gusts in Netarts.

Event by event

2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Clatsop/Tillamook

When
February 26, 10:00 PM PST to February 27, 8:00 PM PST
Where
Clatsop/Tillamook forecast zone
Measured
41 kt (47 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind, Lincoln/W X Lane

When
February 26, 10:00 PM PST to February 27, 8:00 PM PST
Where
Lincoln/W X Lane forecast zone
Measured
41 kt (47 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.

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

The same day elsewhere

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: 5687428, 5687429.