Oregon, 2000High Wind in Oregon, February 22, 2000
February 22, 2000 · NWS MFR · 5 events in 2 counties and zones
A strong cold front brought high winds to the Southern Oregon coast. A High Wind Warning was issued for ORZ021 (South Central Oregon Coast), ORZ022 (Curry County Coast) and ORZ024 (Eastern Curry County and Josephine County) at 1300 PST on 02/21 and cancelled at 0857 PST on 02/22.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
A strong cold front brought high winds to the Southern Oregon coast. A High Wind Warning was issued for ORZ021 (South Central Oregon Coast), ORZ022 (Curry County Coast) and ORZ024 (Eastern Curry County and Josephine County) at 1300 PST on 02/21 and cancelled at 0857 PST on 02/22. Cape Blanco and Gold Beach verified for ORZ021 and 022, respectively. The highest sustained wind speeds and highest gusts are listed above. No station verified for ORZ024, but the Onion Mountain RAWS did record a wind gust to 57 MPH near 0100 PST on 02/22.
High Wind, Curry County Coast
- When
- February 22, 1:58 AM PST
- Where
- Curry County Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 41 kt (47 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.467, -124.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Gold Beach winds 41 KT gusting to 53 KT.
High Wind, South Central Oregon Coast
- When
- February 22, 2:58 AM PST
- Where
- South Central Oregon Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 77 kt (89 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.979, -123.829 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cape Blanco winds 48 KT gusting to 77 KT.
High Wind, Curry County Coast
- When
- February 22, 2:58 AM PST
- Where
- Curry County Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 41 kt (47 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.467, -124.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Gold Beach winds 41 KT gusting to 50 KT.
High Wind, South Central Oregon Coast
- When
- February 22, 3:58 AM PST
- Where
- South Central Oregon Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.979, -123.829 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cape Blanco winds 56 KT gusting to 71 KT.
High Wind, Curry County Coast
- When
- February 22, 3:58 AM PST
- Where
- Curry County Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.467, -124.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Gold Beach winds 38 KT gusting to 53 KT.
- 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.
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, February 22, 2000$57,000 · F0 · 16 events
- Winter Storm and Heavy Rain in California, February 22 to 24, 2000$100,000 · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, February 22, 2000$36,000 · 2.75 in hail · 25 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, February 22, 2000$52,000 · F0 · 8 events
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Snow in California, February 22 to 23, 20001 injured · 50 kt wind · 6 events
- Hail in Texas, February 22, 20001.75 in hail · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, February 22, 2000$10,000 · 0.88 in hail · 5 events
- Hail in Texas, February 22, 20001.5 in hail · 3 events
- Winter Storm in California, February 22 to 23, 20002 events
- High Wind in Oregon, February 22, 20002 events
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, February 22, 2000F0 · 2 events
- Hail in Colorado, February 22, 20001 in hail · 2 events
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: 5134948, 5134837, 5134947, 5134506, 5134946.