High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- February 5, 1:00 PM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Cape Blanco winds 52 KT gusting to 74 KT
High Wind in Oregon, February 5 to 6, 1999
One of the strongest storms of the year struck the Oregon Coast on these dates, bringing an extended period of high winds to the coast. The strongest winds are summarized above.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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.
One of the strongest storms of the year struck the Oregon Coast on these dates, bringing an extended period of high winds to the coast. The strongest winds are summarized above. The High Wind Warning was issued for this event at 0630 LST on 02/05/99; it was cancelled at 1800 LST on 02/06/99.
Event by event
13 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- February 5, 3:00 PM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 41 kt (47 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Cape Arago winds 41 KT gusting to 64 KT.
High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- February 5, 3:00 PM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 34 kt (39 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Gold Beach winds 34 KT gusting to 57 KT.
High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- February 5, 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Cape Arago winds 43 KT gusting to 62 KT
High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- February 5, 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Humbug Mtn. winds sustained 65 MPH as reported by Oregon Highway Dept.
High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- February 5, 5:00 PM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Cape Blanco winds 59 KT gusting to 70 KT.
High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- February 6, 2:00 AM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Gold Beach winds 40 KT gusting to 68 KT.
High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- February 6, 5:09 AM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Cape Ferralo spotter CU10 reported winds 50 to 55 mph with gusts to 70 mph.
High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- February 6, 6:00 AM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Gold Beach winds 35 KT gusting to 85 KT.
High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- February 6, 6:00 AM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Cape Blanco winds 60 KT gusting to 83 KT.
High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- February 6, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 46 kt (53 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Cape Arago winds 46 KT gusting to 69 KT.
High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- February 6, 8:23 AM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Spotter at Brookings Harbor reported wind gusts to 64 mph.
High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- February 6, 9:55 AM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Spotter CU10 at Brookings reported estimated winds 50-60 gusting to 75 mph with power outages and shingles being torn from roofs.
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
- High Wind in Colorado, February 5, 1999
- Rip Current in Guam, February 5 to 6, 1999
- High Wind in Oregon, February 5 to 6, 1999
- High Wind in Washington, February 5 to 6, 1999
- Winter Weather in Michigan, February 5, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 5 to 6, 1999
- High Wind in Washington, February 5, 1999
- Heavy Rain in American Samoa, February 5, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 5 to 6, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 5 to 7, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 5 to 6, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, February 5 to 6, 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: 5684050, 5684048, 5684052, 5684049, 5684053, 5684051, 5684057, 5684054, 5684058, 5684059, 5684060, 5684055, 5684056.