High Wind, W Pacific
- When
- February 18, 10:00 AM PST to February 19, 3:00 AM PST
- Where
- W Pacific forecast zone
- Measured
- 39 kt (45 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Washington, February 18 to 19, 1999
Another moderate Pacific storm moved over the area and produced a minor wind storm. No damage or injuries were reported.
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.
Another moderate Pacific storm moved over the area and produced a minor wind storm. No damage or injuries were reported. The strongest winds recorded were at Sea Lion Caves where gusts to 58 MPH were clocked. The strongest winds on the Washington Coast were 45 mph at the Cape Disappointment Coast Guard Station.
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 in Nevada, February 18, 1999
- High Wind in Nevada, February 18, 1999
- High Wind in California, February 18, 1999
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 18, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Montana, February 18 to 19, 1999
- High Wind in Washington, February 18, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 18, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 18, 1999
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 18, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 18 to 19, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, February 18, 1999
- High Wind in Oregon, February 18, 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: 5689159.