Thunderstorm Wind in Clark County, Washington

Thunderstorm Wind October 12, 2025 · Clark County, Washington

85 mph

Estimated gust (74 kt)

$25K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The NWS Damage Assessment Team surveyed wind damage from a strong convective shower that moved through Longview, Washington around 3:13 PM PDT Oct. 12, 2025. Based on the wind damage, estimated peak winds of 80-85 mph occurred, most likely with a wet microburst that produced damaging straight-line winds over a small geographic area.

The wider storm

A board upper-level and secondary trough feature dropping southward from Canada in addition to cold air aloft supported convective activity. Some of this strong shower and thunderstorm activity was was unusually impactful producing locally severe outflow winds and a funnel cloud.

Began near Highland (46.1194, -122.9445).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1297356. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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