High Wind — Curry County Coast, Oregon

2010-02-11 · Curry County Coast, Oregon

Direct deaths

70 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

The Humbug Mountain ODOT weather station measured sustained southwesterly winds of 29-52 mph with gusts of 58-80 mph between 11/1506 PST and 11/1850 PST. The peak gust of 80 mph occurred at 11/1620 PST. Another verification site, the Flynn Prairie RAWS, measured a peak gust of 62 mph at 11/1613 PST. A fatality did occur as a result of the 30 foot waves offshore caused by the winds. A 45 year old male captain suffered a heart attack after abandoning a ship that was swamped by 30 foot waves

22 miles offshore from Crescent City, California on the 11th.

Wider weather episode

Strong winds occurred along the southern Oregon coast ahead of strong cold front.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 205975. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.