High Wind, W Pacific
- When
- February 1, 5:00 PM PST to February 2, 5:00 PM PST
- Where
- W Pacific forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Washington, February 1 to 2, 1999
A strong Pacific front caused high winds across the region. Sustained wind speeds reached 40 mph at Cape Disappointment.
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 PQR wrote it up.
A strong Pacific front caused high winds across the region. Sustained wind speeds reached 40 mph at Cape Disappointment.
Event by event
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- High Wind and Cold in Alaska, February 1 to 13, 1999
- Flooding in Louisiana, February 1 to 11, 1999
- Flood in Texas, February 1 to 11, 1999
- Coastal Flood in Puerto Rico, February 1 to 3, 1999
- Flooding in Illinois, February 1 to 17, 1999
- Drought in Texas, February 1 to 28, 1999
- Drought in New Jersey, February 1 to 2, 1999
- Ice Storm in Minnesota, February 1, 1999
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 1, 1999
- High Surf in U.S. Virgin Islands, February 1 to 3, 1999
- Drought in Pennsylvania, February 1 to 28, 1999
- Flooding in Kentucky, February 1 to 8, 1999
More
Every storm in Washington in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, February 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: 5688767.