Oregon, 1999

High Wind in Oregon, March 28 to 29, 1999

March 28 to 29, 1999 · NWS PQR · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

The last strong Pacific storm of the month brought 56 mph winds gusting to 69 mph at Sea Lion Caves in Lincoln county, 45 mph winds with gusts to 67 mph at Cannon Beach in Clatsop county and 60 mph winds gusting to 67 mph at Netarts in Tillamook county.

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 PQR wrote it up.

The last strong Pacific storm of the month brought 56 mph winds gusting to 69 mph at Sea Lion Caves in Lincoln county, 45 mph winds with gusts to 67 mph at Cannon Beach in Clatsop county and 60 mph winds gusting to 67 mph at Netarts in Tillamook county.

Event by event

2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Clatsop/Tillamook

When
March 28, 5:00 PM PST to March 29, 10:00 AM PST
Where
Clatsop/Tillamook forecast zone
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind, Lincoln/W X Lane

When
March 28, 5:00 PM PST to March 29, 10:00 AM PST
Where
Lincoln/W X Lane forecast zone
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

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, 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: 5700429, 5700430.