High Wind — South Washington Coast, Washington

2025-10-25 · South Washington Coast, Washington

Event narrative

A peak gust of 59 mph was measured at the Toke Point mesonet station at 1930 PST, and this station was at or near warning criteria from 1700 PST to 2000 PST. Additional a 60mph peak gust was measured at the Astoria-Megler Bridge mesonet station at 1743 PST. This station was at or near warning criteria 1300 to 1930 PST. It's worth noting the Pacific County Emergency Manager estimated around $60,000 dollars worth of damage was produced from this storm.

Wider weather episode

A strong surface low quickly deepened offshore due west of the mouth of the Columbia River and progressed towards the Olympic Peninsula allowing for a tight surface pressure gradient to drive strong to locally high winds region-wide. This surface gradient was also aided by a strong band of west-southwest winds just above the surface (often called a sting jet) which pivoted over the region through the day on Oct. 25th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1297361. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.