High Wind in Oregon, December 14, 2000

Name: High Wind in Oregon, December 14, 2000
Start: 2000-12-14T18:15
End: 2000-12-14T19:15
Location: Oregon

December 14, 2000 · NWS PDT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Widespread damage occurred along the foothills of the Blue Mountains during a rain and snow squall. In Pendleton, a peak wind gust of 62 mph was recorded by ASOS at 6:32 pm at the airport.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $200,000
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 PDT wrote it up.

Widespread damage occurred along the foothills of the Blue Mountains during a rain and snow squall. In Pendleton, a peak wind gust of 62 mph was recorded by ASOS at 6:32 pm at the airport. In addition, several dozen mature trees were toppled in Olney Cemetery. Power outages occurred in Pendleton when winds blew objects into power lines. Pacific Power Company mentioned that around 2300 customers lost power, which wasn't fully restored until noon the next day. Winds also tore off a 10 by 100 foot section of roof from the Harris Jr Academy, which is located in southwest Pendleton. Many roofs and chimneys were damaged nearby in the neighborhood of SW 18th Street and Perkins. Elsewhere, winds caused outages and blew down trees in the Umatilla Indian Reservation and near Cabbage Hill. A tree fell onto a house in Wildhorse Canyon, which is 10 miles southeast of Athena. At another location 5 miles east of Lexington, winds tore the roof off a residence. In Mission, a wind gust estimated as high as 100 mph tore the roof from a commercial building.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Foothills of the Blue Mountains

When: December 14, 6:15 PM PST to 7:15 PM PST
Where: Foothills of the Blue Mountains forecast zone
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Property damage: $200,000
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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oregon in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 5165583.