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High Wind in Lower Columbia Basin, Washington
High Wind February 20, 2023 – February 21, 2023 · Lower Columbia Basin, Washington
What the National Weather Service wrote
The ASOS at the Tri-Cities Airport, WA measured a wind gust of 68mph at 1913 PST on Feb. 20th. The mesonet station DW9572 Benton city 4 miles northwest of West Richland, WA measured a wind gust of 60mph at 2000 PST on Feb. 20th.
The wider storm
Northwesterly flow supported by a strong polar jet in conjunction with a cold frontal boundary facilitated a sustained period of light to moderate snowfall as well as breezy to gusty winds late on February 20th through the 21st and 22nd.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1083831. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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