Thunderstorm Wind in Whitman County, Washington

Thunderstorm Wind August 11, 2022 · Whitman County, Washington

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$175K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Thunderstorm winds moved North from Oakesdale WA to Rockford WA. A weather station clocked gusts to 60 mph. It damaged or knocked down power lines and over 100 trees. It caused power outages around 3200 customers.

The wider storm

As the slow moving Low continued through the region, another round of thunderstorms over the Eastern Washington produced large hail and strong winds to the region. The storms impacted extreme Eastern WA and the North ID Panhandle. Thunderstorms developed along an axis of instability stretching along the border between WA and ID.

Began near Oakesdale (47.1300, -117.2400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1054363. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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