Oregon, 1999

High Wind in Oregon, March 2, 1999

March 2, 1999 · NWS MFR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

The widespread high wind event this day extended to the east side of the Cascades. A High Wind Warning was issued for South Central Oregon at 1004 PST on 03/02/99 and cancelled at 2100 PST on 03/02/99.

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 MFR wrote it up.

The widespread high wind event this day extended to the east side of the Cascades. A High Wind Warning was issued for South Central Oregon at 1004 PST on 03/02/99 and cancelled at 2100 PST on 03/02/99.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Lake/Klamath T X W

When
March 2, 5:37 PM PST
Where
Lake/Klamath T X W forecast zone
Measured
59 kt (68 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Spotter LA19 at Summer Lake reported southwest winds 34 gusting to 59 mph.

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: 5686890.