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High Wind — Curry County Coast, Oregon

February 11, 2010 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Magnitude
70 MG
Area
Curry County Coast

Event narrative (NOAA)

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.

Other notable high wind events in Oregon

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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.

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