High Wind, Josephine T X Se/Jackson T X S
- When
- March 2, 2:37 PM PST
- Where
- Josephine T X Se/Jackson T X S forecast zone
- Measured
- 74 kt (85 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Spotter JO21 3 miles w of Grants Pass reported wind gust to 74 mph.
High Wind in Oregon, March 2, 1999
Unlike most Pacific storms, the high winds associated with this one extended inland. A High Wind Warnind was issued for the Rogue Basin zone in Jackson and Josephine counties at 1004 PST on 03/02/99 and cancelled at 2100 PST on 03/02/99.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Unlike most Pacific storms, the high winds associated with this one extended inland. A High Wind Warnind was issued for the Rogue Basin zone in Jackson and Josephine counties at 1004 PST on 03/02/99 and cancelled at 2100 PST on 03/02/99.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Josephine T X Se/Jackson T X S
- When
- March 2, 7:00 PM PST
- Where
- Josephine T X Se/Jackson T X S forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Mail Tribune reported power outages, 3 downed trees, and 3 wind related fires. Winds estimated.
High Wind, Josephine T X Se/Jackson T X S
- When
- March 2, 8:55 PM PST
- Where
- Josephine T X Se/Jackson T X S forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Josephine County authorities reported 8 power outages due to downed trees, along with 1 injury which occurred when a man was blown through a window. Winds estimated.
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
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- Tornado in Texas, March 2, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, March 2, 1999
- Tornado in Texas, March 2, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, March 2, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 2, 1999
- Tornado in Texas, March 2, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 2, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, March 2, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 2, 1999
More
Every storm in Oregon in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, March 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: 5687825, 5687827, 5687826.