Oregon, 1999

High Wind in Oregon, January 19, 1999

January 19, 1999 · NWS MFR · 2 events in 1 county or zone

Another winter storm brought a brief period (2-3 hours) of high winds to the coastal areas of Southern Oregon. The strongest winds are listed above.

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 MFR wrote it up.

Another winter storm brought a brief period (2-3 hours) of high winds to the coastal areas of Southern Oregon. The strongest winds are listed above. No warning was issued for this storm.

Event by event

2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry

When
January 19, 5:00 AM PST
Where
Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
Measured
44 kt (51 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cape Blanco winds 44 KT gusting to 59 KT.

High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry

When
January 19, 6:00 AM PST
Where
Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
Measured
36 kt (41 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Gold Beach winds 36 KT gusting to 50 KT.

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, January 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: 5679470, 5679471.