Winter Storm, Central Oregon Coast
- When
- December 21, 2:00 AM PST to December 22, 7:00 PM PST
- Where
- Central Oregon Coast forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Winter Storm in Oregon, December 21 to 22, 2000
A winter storm brought strong winds and heavy swell to the Oregon Coast. It also brought heavy snow to the Western Columbia River Gorge.
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 Oregon Coast. It also brought heavy snow to the Western Columbia River Gorge. On the coast Florence reported winds to 67 mph, Garibaldi gusts to 63 mph and Netarts gusts to 55 mph. Bouy 050 (near Newport) had swells to 28 feet and Bouy 29 (at the mouth of the Columbia River) reported swells to 25 feet. In the Gorge Hood River had 10 inches of snow while Cascade Locks reported 7 inches.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Northern Oregon Coast
- When
- December 21, 2:00 AM PST to December 22, 7:00 PM PST
- Where
- Northern Oregon Coast forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Winter Storm, Western Columbia River Gorge
- When
- December 21, 2:00 AM PST to December 22, 7:00 PM PST
- Where
- Western Columbia River Gorge forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
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
- Blizzard in Iowa, December 21, 2000
- Winter Storm in Oregon, December 21, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Michigan, December 21 to 29, 2000
- Winter Storm in Alabama, December 21, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Iowa, December 21 to 22, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, December 21 to 22, 2000
- Ice Storm in Mississippi, December 21, 2000
- Winter Storm in Georgia, December 21, 2000
- Winter Weather in South Carolina, December 21, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 21, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, December 21 to 22, 2000
- Winter Weather in Georgia, December 21, 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: 5168992, 5168993, 5168994.