High Wind, Western Columbia River Gorge
- When
- January 16, 6:00 AM PST to 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- Western Columbia River Gorge forecast zone
- Measured
- 100 kt (115 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind in Oregon, January 16, 2000
An intense Pacific low pressure center moving across Northwest Oregon brought very strong winds to the area. Along the coast, Cannon Beach reported a gust to 115 mph, Netarts 85 mph, Newport had sustained 60 to 70 mph winds with gusts to 87 mph, Newport Jetty had sustained winds 56 mph with gusts to 80 mph, and Arch Cape reported gusts to 80 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.
An intense Pacific low pressure center moving across Northwest Oregon brought very strong winds to the area. Along the coast, Cannon Beach reported a gust to 115 mph, Netarts 85 mph, Newport had sustained 60 to 70 mph winds with gusts to 87 mph, Newport Jetty had sustained winds 56 mph with gusts to 80 mph, and Arch Cape reported gusts to 80 mph. In the Cascades, Timberline Lodge on Mt Hood reported winds to 94 mph and Mt Hood Meadows 86 mph. Portland International Airport reported gusts to 59 mph and Salem reported 60 mph gusts. Reported damages included a house blown off its foundation at Netarts, and widespread downed trees near Florence and Lincoln City. Clatsop County reported roof damages, power outages and brief road closures due to downed trees.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Northern Coast
- When
- January 16, 6:00 AM PST to 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- Northern Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 100 kt (115 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Northern Willamette Valley Including Portland Metro Area
- When
- January 16, 6:00 AM PST to 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- Northern Willamette Valley Including Portland Metro Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 100 kt (115 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
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
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- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 16, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Montana, January 16, 2000
More
Every storm in Oregon in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, January 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: 5131087, 5131088, 5131089.