High Wind — Southern Willamette Valley Including Eugene, Oregon
March 30, 1997 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$1K
Area
Southern Willamette Valley Including Eugene
Event narrative (NOAA)
At 1030 AM winds gusting to 45 mph and swell 3 to 4 feet capsized a boat on Fern Ridge reservoir. The sole occupant of the boat drowned, and his body was not recovered until April. Winds gusted to 60 mph at Veneta shortly after the boat capsized.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.