Case 026 documents a severe early winter storm impacting the coasts of Oregon and Washington on November 24, 1999. The dataset contains observations of heavy precipitation, high winds, and resulting impacts like flooding and landslides. It was compiled by SCIOPS and last updated on November 26, 1999.
Use Cases
- Analyze relationships between reported wind speeds (e.g., 55-60 knots) and precipitation totals (e.g., 10 inches) across specific coastal locations like Conon Beach and Arch Cape.
- Model the spatial progression of the storm front using time-series data from November 24, 1999.
- Correlate extreme precipitation measurements with reported impacts such as flooding and landslides in northern Oregon.
- Validate wind gust predictions against observed peak gusts of 69 knots at multiple coastal stations.
Strengths
- Focuses on a single, well-documented extreme weather event from November 1999.
- Includes specific, high-magnitude measurements like wind gusts to 69 knots and 10 inches of rain.
Limitations
- Dataset size, row count, and specific column structure are unknown.
- Data is temporally stale, representing a single event from over two decades ago.
- Geographic coverage is limited to the Pacific Northwest coastline.
Provenance
- Source
- UCAR/JOSS/NOAA/CODIAC via NASA Earthdata.
- Collection Method
- Case study compilation of meteorological observations.
- Time Range
- 1999-11-24 (primary event date).
- Freshness
- Static dataset last updated on 1999-11-26.
- Geography
- Coasts of Oregon and Washington, USA, specifically the northern Oregon coastline.