High Wind, South Coast
- When
- January 16, 6:00 AM PST to 7:00 PM PST
- Where
- South Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 95 kt (109 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind in Washington, January 16, 2000
An intense low pressure center moved over the area from the Pacific bringing very strong winds to the area. Cape Disappointment reported gusts to 109 mph, Ocean Park estimated gusts at 85 to 100 mph with many trees down, and Bay Center reported gusts to 65 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 low pressure center moved over the area from the Pacific bringing very strong winds to the area. Cape Disappointment reported gusts to 109 mph, Ocean Park estimated gusts at 85 to 100 mph with many trees down, and Bay Center reported gusts to 65 mph. Inland, Vancouver had gusts to 67 mph, Hockinson 68 mph, Raymond gusts to 65 lmph and Camas 39 mph with gusts to 54 mph. Numerous downed trees and power outages were reported.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, West Columbia River Gorge
- When
- January 16, 6:00 AM PST to 7:00 PM PST
- Where
- West Columbia River Gorge forecast zone
- Measured
- 95 kt (109 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Wind, Vancouver Area
- When
- January 16, 6:00 AM PST to 7:00 PM PST
- Where
- Vancouver Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 95 kt (109 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
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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- High Wind in Maryland, January 16, 2000
- Winter Weather in New York, January 16, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 16, 2000
- High Wind in West Virginia, January 16, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Idaho, January 16, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 16, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Montana, January 16, 2000
More
Every storm in Washington in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, 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: 5131090, 5131091, 5131092.