High Wind in Oregon, March 22, 2000

Name: High Wind in Oregon, March 22, 2000
Start: 2000-03-22T11:00
End: 2000-03-22T12:00
Location: Oregon

March 22, 2000 · NWS PDT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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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.

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Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Grand Ronde Valley

When: March 22, 11:00 AM PST to 12:00 PM PST
Where: Grand Ronde Valley forecast zone
Measured: 40 kt (46 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.310, -118.009 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds associated with a cold front blew several large limbs off trees and some shingles off a roof at Union (2800 ft ). These winds were measured at 40 mph. with several gusts as high as 46 mph. Wind gusts as high as 38 mph were measured nearby at the Ladd Canyon Summit, which has an elevation of 3900 feet.

What these are

High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

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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: 5135495.