Winter Storm, Central Oregon Coast
- When
- December 16, 3:00 AM PST to 10:00 PM PST
- Where
- Central Oregon Coast forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Winter Storm in Oregon, December 16, 2000
A winter storm brought strong winds and heavy swell to the North and Central Oregon Coast, and very strong winds to the Northern Oregon Cascades. Along the coast, Seaside reported gusts to 65 to 70 mph, and Netarts gusts to 63 mph.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 and heavy swell to the North and Central Oregon Coast, and very strong winds to the Northern Oregon Cascades. Along the coast, Seaside reported gusts to 65 to 70 mph, and Netarts gusts to 63 mph. Buoy 050 (near Newport) reported swell to 20 feet. Strong winds also buffeted the Northern Cascades, with Timberline Lodge reporting a gust to 116 mph and Mt. Hood Meadows gusts to 106 mph. Along with the strong winds, Mt Hood Meadows reported receiving 12 inches of snow, Government Camp 11 inches, Willamette Pass 7 inches and Santiam Pass 6 inches.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Northern Oregon Coast
- When
- December 16, 3:00 AM PST to 10:00 PM PST
- Where
- Northern Oregon Coast forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Winter Storm, Northern Oregon Cascades
- When
- December 16, 3:00 AM PST to 10:00 PM PST
- Where
- Northern Oregon Cascades forecast zone
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- High Wind in Louisiana, December 16, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, December 16, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Georgia, December 16 to 17, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000
- Extreme Cold and Lightning Strike in Tennessee, December 16, 2000
- Tornado in Florida, December 16, 2000
- Tornado in Georgia, December 16, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, December 16 to 17, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 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: 5168989, 5168990, 5168991.