Oregon, 2000

High Wind in Oregon, June 16, 2000

June 16, 2000 · NWS PQR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Southern Willamette Valley

When
June 16, 3:00 PM PST to 7:00 PM PST
Where
Southern Willamette Valley forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER

A surge of cool Pacific air was accompanied by strong winds in the early evening. Eugene airport reported 20 mph winds with gusts to 31 mph. Downed trees damaged several homes, and snapped power lines causing power outages to over 500 homes in several locations.

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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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: 5150875.