Flood and High Wind in Washington, March 2 to 3, 1999

Name: Flood and High Wind in Washington, March 2 to 3, 1999
Start: 1999-03-02T19:00
End: 1999-03-03T21:00
Location: Washington

March 2 to 3, 1999 · NWS PQR · 2 events in 1 county or zone

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $3,000
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 strongest Pacific storm of winter season brought high winds, heavy surf, and local flooding to the south Washington coast. the Coast Guard Station at Cape Disappointment reported 81 mph winds with a gust to 88 mph at 943 pm. The strongest winds were between 930 pm and 1230 am. Numerous trees were reported blown down and widespread power outages occurred due the fallen trees and limbs. Heavy surf generated by the storm tossed large logs across roads and into buildings. First Street in downtown Raymond was under one to three feet of water the morning of the 3rd from the heavy surf, high tides, and heavy rain..

Event by event

1 high wind, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, W Pacific

When: March 2, 7:00 PM PST to March 3, 4:00 AM PST
Where: W Pacific forecast zone
Measured: 76 kt (87 mph)
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Flood, W Pacific

When: March 2, 7:00 PM PST to March 3, 9:00 PM PST
Where: W Pacific forecast zone
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

What these are

High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
Flood: Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Washington in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Washington, 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: 5700426, 5700427.