Oregon, 1999

High Wind in Oregon, January 14, 1999

January 14, 1999 · NWS PQR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

The first strong Pacific storm of the year brought high winds to the North Oregon coast. Arch Cape reported a gust to 64 mph, while Cannon Beach had 50 mph sustained winds with gusts to 58 mph, and Tillamook reported 40 mph winds .

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.

The first strong Pacific storm of the year brought high winds to the North Oregon coast. Arch Cape reported a gust to 64 mph, while Cannon Beach had 50 mph sustained winds with gusts to 58 mph, and Tillamook reported 40 mph winds .

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Clatsop/Tillamook

When
January 14, 2:00 AM PST to 11:00 AM PST
Where
Clatsop/Tillamook forecast zone
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

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

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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: 5689602.