Oregon, 1999

High Wind in Oregon, March 28, 1999

March 28, 1999 · NWS MFR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

In response to the above report, a High Wind Warning was issued for Lake County at 0022 PST 03/29/99 and cancelled at 1000 PST 03/29/99. The strong winds developed ahead of a cold front moving through the area.

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.

In response to the above report, a High Wind Warning was issued for Lake County at 0022 PST 03/29/99 and cancelled at 1000 PST 03/29/99. The strong winds developed ahead of a cold front moving through the area.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Lake/Klamath T X W

When
March 28, 11:58 PM PST
Where
Lake/Klamath T X W forecast zone
Measured
80 kt (92 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT

Oregon State Police reported gusts to 80 mph in Lake County along Hwy 395 8 miles north of Abert Lake (milepost 64).

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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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: 5686901.