Lightning, Multnomah
- When
- February 8, 5:08 PM PST to 5:15 PM PST
- Where
- Multnomah County, Portland Intl Arpt
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 45.547, -122.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strike in Oregon, February 8, 1999
An Alaska Airlines aircraft returned to land after being struck by lightning shortly after takeoff. There were no injuries or property damage reported.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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 PQR wrote it up.
An Alaska Airlines aircraft returned to land after being struck by lightning shortly after takeoff. There were no injuries or property damage reported. 122 people were on board the aircraft. A strong Pacific cold front was moving over the area.
The radar
The Portland,OR radar (KRTX), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:05 UTC.
Event by event
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Rip Current in Puerto Rico, February 8, 1999
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 8, 1999
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 8 to 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 8 to 9, 1999
- Winter Storm in California, February 8 to 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 8 to 10, 1999
- Heat in Arkansas, February 8, 1999
- High Wind in Montana, February 8, 1999
- Flood in Indiana, February 8, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 8 to 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 8 to 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 8, 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: 5689141.