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High Wind in Lower Columbia Basin, Washington
High Wind April 4, 2022 · Lower Columbia Basin, Washington
What the National Weather Service wrote
The mesonet station EW5837 Kahlotus 1 mile southwest of Kahlotus, WA measured a 70 mph wind gust at 0930 PDT. The mesonet station DW9572 Benton City 4 miles northwest of West Richland, WA measured a 62 mph gust at 0930 PDT.
The wider storm
A strong upper level low coupled with cold front at the surface brought numerous wind and winter weather impacts across portions of eastern Washington and eastern Oregon. Moisture rounding the upper low produced heavy snow across portions of the east slopes of the Cascades, while the cold front produced strong winds in the lower elevations during the day on April 4th.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1024954. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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