A High Wind Warning was issued for the Southern Oregon coast (zones ORZ021/022) at 0346 PST on 12/21/00 and expired at 0448 PST on 12/22/00. This was due to a winter storm which moved onshore this day.
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A High Wind Warning was issued for the Southern Oregon coast (zones ORZ021/022) at 0346 PST on 12/21/00 and expired at 0448 PST on 12/22/00. This was due to a winter storm which moved onshore this day. The only verifying winds were recorded at Cape Blanco with the highest sustained and peak winds reported above.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Cape Blanco winds sustained 46 KT gusting to 52 KT.
Cape Blanco winds sustained 41 KT gusting to 56 KT.
Cape Blanco winds sustained 42 KT gusting to 56 KT.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oregon in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, December 2000
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: 5165928, 5165929, 5165930.