High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- January 29, 6:00 AM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Cape Blanco reported 49 KT gusting to 69 KT
High Wind in Oregon, January 29, 1999
Another in a series of winter storms brought high winds to the coastal areas. There were numerous observations that exceeded High Wind Warning criteria.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 in a series of winter storms brought high winds to the coastal areas. There were numerous observations that exceeded High Wind Warning criteria. The highest sustained winds and gusts at each location is listed above.
Event by event
5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- January 29, 6:58 AM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Cape Blanco reported 52 KT gusting to 64 KT.
High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- January 29, 9:00 AM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Gold Beach reported 32 KT gusting to 60 KT
High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- January 29, 1:00 PM PST to 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 42 kt (48 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Cape Arago reported 42 KT gusting to 58 KT
High Wind, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- January 29, 1:58 PM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 37 kt (43 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Gold Beach reported 37 KT gusting to 46 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
- Flash Flooding in Mississippi, January 29 to 30, 1999
- Avalanche in Oregon, January 29, 1999
- Avalanche in Utah, January 29, 1999
- Winter Storm in Texas, January 29 to 30, 1999
- Tornado in Texas, January 29, 1999
- Winter Storm in Texas, January 29 to 30, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Mississippi, January 29 to 30, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Louisiana, January 29 to 30, 1999
- Winter Storm in Texas, January 29 to 30, 1999
- Heavy Rain in Washington, January 29, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, January 29 to 30, 1999
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, January 29, 1999
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: 5679468, 5679469, 5679466, 5679465, 5679467.