Oregon, 2000

High Wind in Oregon, December 16, 2000

December 16, 2000 · NWS PDT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, North Central Oregon

When
December 16, 6:38 PM PST
Where
North Central Oregon forecast zone
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Sustained winds of 40 mph with a gust of 65 mph were measured with an automated sensor at a RAWS site at North Pole Ridge. ( Elevation 3500 feet ). Nearby, a gust of 58 mph was measured at an elevation of 2200 feet at the Patjens RAWS site.

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

More

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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: 5166043.