Northern Oregon Coast storm history

Cannon Beach Fire District and Seaside Fire Surf Rescue Team responded to the report of four swimmers no longer visible from shore just south of Tolovana Beach in Cannon Beach, Oregon. Two swimmers made it out on their own and one was rescued and transported to the hospital. The …

Seaside Lifeguards and Seaside Fire & Rescue rescued a total of 16 swimmers who got caught up in rip currents at Seaside and Cannon Beach over the weekend. A man in his 50s was found unconscious in the water near Seaside Saturday afternoon, but efforts to revive him were not succ…

A 42 foot Sail boat capsized in rough surf and ran aground at Nedonna Beach (south of Nehalem) resulting in two fatalities.

Tillamook County Sheriff's officer reported that a swimmer died at Nehalem Bay State Park after being swept out to sea by a rip current.

A teen on a boogie board was swept out to sea at Rockaway Beach. When his father lost sight of him, the father went into the water to find his son but never returned. Both drowned.

The day after the snow on February 22nd, a woman who was delivering newspapers died after she was pinned underneath her car on a steep icy Astoria street. Astoria saw around 1 inch of snow from this event.

Temperatures in the mid 80s to mid 90s lead to people seeking relief at local rivers, lakes, and beaches. One swimmer drowned at Siltcoos Lake south of Florence during this event.

Many weather reporting stations along the north Oregon coast measured sustained winds between 40 and 60 mph, and several of them had gusts between 73 and 79 mph. The winds downed several large trees, and Pacific Power estimated 22,000 customers along the coast were without power.

A man swimming along the coast near Tillamook was unable to swim to shore because of a rip current, and drowned.

Media reports that a large sneaker wave took three people wading in the water near the north jetty of Tillamook out to see. Two of the people made it back to shore safely, but one did not, and was presumed to have drowned.

The Seaside Fire and Rescue received two seperate calls within 2 minutes of eachother to rescue a man that has been swept to sea by strong ocean currents in Seaside, OR. One man was pulled out of the ocean by 4 rescuers, and walked away with no known injuries. The other man was d…

A man was struck by a large wave while rock climbing at Cape Kiwanda in Pacific City, Oregon. The wave swept him into the ocean where he drowned. His body was found May 5, 2014 near Cape Lookout in Tillamook County.

Anomalous high tides and large surf prevented flooded rivers to recede between rain events, and contributed to coastal flooding across the North Oregon coast. Water from high surf entered several rooms of the Surfsand Hotel in Cannon Beach as well as blew out some of the windows.…

Anomalous high tides and large surf prevented flooded rivers to recede between rain events on December 7th and 8th, and contributed to coastal flooding across Tillamook County. The Nehalem River near Foss and the Wilson River near Tillamook crested above major flood stage. The Tr…

Widespread coastal flooding was occurring along the coastline around Tillamook Bay, and hundreds of people were evacuated from the area. NOTE: Damage estimate is for the entire North Oregon Coast.

Wind gust recorded in Bay City. This was the highest wind gust report of the entire event. Other impressive wind reports include: gusts to 90 kt at Rockaway Beach; gusts to 75 kt in Astoria as well as on Clatsop Spit; 52 kt with gusts to 74 kt at the Astoria airport; gusts to 65 …

Spotter reported 1 inch of snow in one hour in Tillamook.

Snow reports from Timber (OR-WS-133 - 700') 13 inches, Seine Creek (SECO3 - 2060') 11 inches, Vernonia (OR-CB-10 - 760') 5 inches.

Peak winds to 60 mph reported at Clatsop Spit and Megler Bridge on highway 101.

Ice accumulations reported around 0.5 inch led to power outages as well as transportation disruptions. About 49% of Tillamook County residents, and 51% of Clatsop County residents were without power. A semi truck stopped traffic on US101 bridge in Tillamook County when it slid an…

Trained Skywarn Spotters reported an estimated 1 inch of snow at Gearhart.

Seas peaked around 25 feet at 14 seconds as reported by NDBC buoy 46243.

Trained Skywarn Spotters reported an estimated 1 inch of snow at Gearhart.

Peak wind gust of 72 mph occurred at Megler Bridge (ODT76). Other peak wind gusts in the area; 63 mph at Clatsop Spit (3CLO3), and 60 mph at Garibaldi (GARO3).

Gusts gusts 50 to 60 mph were occurred at Clatsop Spit and Megler Bridge. There was damage to a home where shingles were blown off the roof. A few tree branches blown off too.

Several wind measuring sites measured high winds along the Oregon coast December 4th through December 5th. The peak measured wind was 71 mph at Garibaldi.

The Oregon Department of Transportation wind sensor on Megler Bridge measured a peak gust of 70 mph. A wind sensor at Clatsop Spit measured a peak wind gust of 62 mph.

Southwest wind 47 gusting to 59 mph was reported on the Megler Bridge sensor. Southwest winds 42 mph gusting to 57 mph occurred in Garibaldi.

Peak gust of 67 mph was reported at Clatsop Spit (3CLO3).

Snow began falling around 2000 PST with significant accumulations shortly after tapering off around 1400 PST on the 23rd. A total of 3 to 8 inches fell, with up to 12 inches in the inland suburbs of Tillamook. Schools were closed as well as some county offices for two days. Orego…

Peak winds for the north Oregon coast for the event. Garibaldi (GARO3) 83 mph, Pacific City (AT297) 59 mph, Clatsop Spit (3CLO3) 72 mph, and Megler Bridge (ODT76) 61 mph.

Multiple stations along the coast measured sustained winds of 40 to 50 mph with gusts of 60 to 80 mph. Were there any impacts. Any power outages or trees fall.

The Astoria ASOS had 0.75 inch of liquid equivalent fall as snow and freezing rain. A trained spotter in Oysterville reported 0.25 inch ice.

Strong southerly winds with peak gusts measured at 60 to 79 mph.

The sensor at Garibaldi measured a max wind of 42 mph with a gust of 67 mph. The sensor at Clatsop Spit measured a max wind of 45 mph with a gust of 65 mph.

Megler Bridge measured a max wind of 48 mph with gust to 65 mph.

A tsunami generated by an eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'api volcano reached the U.S. West coast. A tsunami wave height of 0.2 feet was measured at the Astoria tide gauge on the 15th. No reports of damage or injury are known at this time.

During this time high seas and high river levels in the area contributed to the flooding. As a result, the tide peaked around 12.5 feet around 1300PST at the Astoria tide gauge. This event ranked #1 for highest tides at the Astoria and Cape Disappointment tide gauges, 12.5 feet a…

Strong south winds were reported along the north Oregon coast with sustained winds between 45 and 55 mph with a peak gust to 77 mph at Garibaldi (GARO3.) Around 2030PST tree branches were reported by ODOT over highway 26 near Necanicum resulting in traffic delays.

The seas at buoy 46029 (20NM West of Columbia River Mouth) rose to 26 feet at 11 seconds which would bring high surf conditions to the coastline. High Surf conditions continued at times through 1/3/2022 at 1640PST, then seas gradually subsided.

Snow showers increased the night of the 25th, continuing through the 26th, resulting in significant travel issues for the holiday weekend. Around 4 to 6 inches of snowfall was reported.

Measured sustained winds of 42 to 47 mph with gusts to 60 mph.

High winds were reported along the northern Oregon coast with max sustained winds of 40 to 50 mph and gusts up to 60 to 70 mph. Power outages were also reported.

The Astoria ASOS (KAST) recorded a gust to 68 mph. Mesonet station Clatsop Spit (3CLO3) recorded a gust to 68 mph at 0840PST. The last high wind report was 58 mph from KAST.

Mesonet at Astoria Megler Bridge (ODT76) recorded a gust to 68 mph at 0840PST, while Clatsop Spit (3CLO3) recorded a wind gust to 68 mph at 1100PST.

Mesonet station Garibaldi (GARO3) recorded wind gust of 67 mph at 0630PST and to 70 mph at 0700PST.

Tidal overflow flooding occurred in the late morning through early afternoon hours on November 4th through 6th. Fraser Road in Tillamook and the Pacific City Airport were flooded. The Garibaldi tide gage was used to determine the time the water level rose above 10.5 feet, the poi…