High Wind, Central Coast Range of W Oregon
- When
- December 13, 2:00 AM PST to December 15, 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- Central Coast Range of W Oregon forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
High Wind in Oregon, December 13 to 15, 2000
A winter storm brought strong winds to the North and Central Oregon Coast, and North and Central Willamette Valley, along with snow and freezing rain to the Western Columbia River Gorge. The Coast Guard in Tillamook and Siuslaw River both reported winds to 46 mph, while Seaside reported gusts to 66 mph.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 winter storm brought strong winds to the North and Central Oregon Coast, and North and Central Willamette Valley, along with snow and freezing rain to the Western Columbia River Gorge. The Coast Guard in Tillamook and Siuslaw River both reported winds to 46 mph, while Seaside reported gusts to 66 mph. In the Willamette Valley, Mollala, Woodburn, McMinnville and Canby had gusts to 52 mph. Hood River in the Columbia River Gorge had 4 to 5 inches of snow along with heavy freezing rain. Damage from this storm included trees toppled, power lines downed, widespread power outages, and some roof damage. A hardware store in Sweet Home reported roof damage at $20,000.
Event by event
5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Northern Oregon Coast
- When
- December 13, 2:00 AM PST to December 15, 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- Northern Oregon Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
High Wind, Western Columbia River Gorge
- When
- December 13, 2:00 AM PST to December 15, 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- Western Columbia River Gorge forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
High Wind, Central Willamette Valley
- When
- December 13, 2:00 AM PST to December 15, 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- Central Willamette Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
High Wind, Greater Portland Metro Area
- When
- December 13, 2:00 AM PST to December 15, 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- Greater Portland Metro Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
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
- Winter Storm in Illinois, December 13, 2000
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, December 13, 2000
- Winter Storm in Ohio, December 13 to 14, 2000
- Winter Storm in Arkansas, December 13, 2000
- Ice Storm in Texas, December 13, 2000
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, December 13 to 14, 2000
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, December 13, 2000
- Winter Storm in Arkansas, December 13, 2000
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Oklahoma, December 13, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 13 to 14, 2000
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, December 13 to 14, 2000
- Ice Storm in Kentucky, December 13, 2000
More
Every storm in Oregon in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, December 2000
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: 5168982, 5168983, 5168984, 5168985, 5168986.