High Wind in Oregon

Events

3,042

Deaths

32

Injuries

58

Damage

$3.3 billion

• High Wind in Oregon, September 25, 19998 deaths · 33 injured · $1.0 million · 2 eventsA strong Pacific cold front associated with a deep low pressure system north of Washington State brought strong winds over Oregon and Washington during the morning and early afternoon.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Oregon, September 7 to 8, 20205 deaths · $3.6 billion · 80 kt wind · 8 eventsAfter a period of upper level ridging brought a return to above normal temperatures in early September, very strong easterly downslope and offshore winds off the Cascades and Coastal Ranges occurred.
• High Wind in Oregon, December 26 to 28, 20224 deaths · 2 injured · $7.0 million · 75 kt wind · 11 eventsHigh Winds. A strong frontal system probably. South winds probably.
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in Oregon, December 19 to 21, 20074 deaths · 66 kt wind · 9 eventsA potent Pacific storm and associated cold front brought strong winds to the coast and heavy snow to the Cascades. Behind the front in the unstable airmass, snow levels dropped and cold air hung over the forecast area.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Oregon, April 7, 20172 deaths · 3 injured · $75,000 · 81 kt wind · 7 eventsA strong low pressure system moves northeasterly up the Oregon and Washington coast, creating a strong pressure gradient across the area. This brought strong winds to all of northwest Oregon, bringing down many trees across the area.
• High Wind in Oregon, March 9 to 10, 20162 deaths · $15,000 · 69 kt wind · 4 eventsA deep low pressure system moved along the Northern Oregon coast and produced strong winds across the region. The winds took down trees and power lines that obstructed traffic and resulted in one fatality.
• High Wind and High Surf in Oregon, November 18 to 19, 20092 deaths · 59 kt wind · 3 eventsA Pacific storm brought strong winds and rough seas to the coastline and adjacent waters. Two fishermen were believed lost to the sea when they could not be found after going missing during a fishing trip.
• High Wind in Oregon, December 15 to 16, 20022 deaths · 61 kt wind · 1 eventA 57 foot tall Ponderosa pine tree was blown down by the wind onto a mobile home in Bend, killing two people in their sleep. Two additional homes and a motor vehicle were also damaged by the winds.
• High Wind in Oregon, November 18 to 19, 20121 death · $1.3 million · 85 kt wind · 4 eventsA strong pacific frontal system brought high winds to the Coast and coast range of Northwest Oregon.
• High Wind in Oregon, January 3 to 4, 20081 death · $1.0 million · 73 kt wind · 3 eventsA second stronger front followed closely on the heels of the 01/03 front. A High Wind Warning was issued for Oregon zones ORZ021/022 at 03/0333 PST, effective from 04/0400 until 04/1600 PST. The effective time was changed to 04/0100 until 04/0900 PST at 03/1544 PST.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Oregon, December 8 to 9, 20151 death · $274,000 · 76 kt wind · 6 eventsA strong frontal system generated high winds for portions of Northwest Oregon.
• High Wind in Oregon, December 10 to 11, 20141 death · $200,000 · 102 kt wind · 12 eventsAn incoming front on 12/10/14 brought strong winds to many parts of southern Oregon and northern California. A rapidly developing low pressure system behind the first front brought another round of high winds on 12/11/14.
• High Wind in Oregon, December 11, 20141 death · 2 injured · $96,000 · 78 kt wind · 8 eventsA 974 millibar surface low moved northward paralleling the coast around 80 miles offshore, and resulted in one of the strongest wind storms that Northwest Oregon had experienced in past several of years. The strongest winds occurred as high pressure filled in behind the low.
• Debris Flow and Flooding in Oregon, January 10 to 16, 20211 death · 1 injured · $46,000 · 70 kt wind · 29 eventsA series of slow moving fronts brought periods of heavy rain along with strong winds. This resulted in high surf; coastal, river and urban flooding; landslides; and debris flows.
• High Wind in Oregon, December 15, 20001 death · $100,000 · 1 eventStrong crosswinds gusting as high as 60 mph blew a semi-truck off the Highway 97 bridge that crosses the Columbia River Gorge. The vehicle fell into the river, killing the driver.
• Flooding and High Wind in Oregon, January 1 to 5, 1997$90 million · 86 kt wind · 8 eventsA warm southwest flow pushed temperatures into the 60s New Years Eve Day with the freezing lifting to above 10,000 ft.
• Damaging Winds and High Wind in Oregon, March 1, 20161 death · $37,000 · 68 kt wind · 7 eventsA cold front backed by a deep surface low resulted in strong winds across Northwest Oregon. Thunderstorms along the front produced damaging winds. Strong winds ahead of the front blew down a weak tree onto a moving vehicle, and resulted in one fatality.
• High Wind in Oregon, December 2 to 3, 2007$83 million · 112 kt wind · 4 eventsTwo very strong storms brought hazardous winter weather conditions to the Pacific northwest. The first of these storms rocked the coast of north and central Oregon with very strong winds.
• High Wind in Oregon, May 16, 20001 death · $25,000 · 1 eventHigh winds in Ladd Canyon contributed to the death of a motorist. The vehicle was pulling a trailer, which began to fishtail and later overturned. Ladd Canyon was earlier closed to mobile homes and oversized loads due to the high wind threat.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Oregon, December 14, 20101 death · $20,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 eventsAn incoming cold front brought high winds to areas of south central Oregon.
• High Wind in Oregon, January 1, 20061 death · 1 injured · 56 kt wind · 3 eventsA strong low pressure system moving northward just off the Oregon Coast caused high winds.
• Dust Storm and High Wind in Oregon, November 17 to 18, 20151 death · 86 kt wind · 8 eventsA strong pacific system moved through the pacific northwest. A deep surface low provided strong surface gradients across much of the pacific northwest. This along with strong winds aloft provided several wind strong wind gusts across our area.
• High Wind in Oregon, February 7, 20024 injured · $6.0 million · 61 kt wind · 1 eventA rapidly developing low pressure system moved into the Southern Willamette Valley from the South Oregon Coast, generating the strongest winds in 40 years in parts of Linn and eastern Lane counties.
• High Wind in Oregon, February 11, 20101 death · 70 kt wind · 2 eventsStrong winds occurred along the southern Oregon coast ahead of strong cold front.
• High Wind in Oregon, September 7, 20201 death · 54 kt wind · 2 eventsA strong cold front produced strong northerly wind gusts of 40-65 mph across Oregon and Washington during the afternoon and early evening of September 7, 2020.

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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.