High Wind — Wenatchee Area, Washington

2025-12-17 · Wenatchee Area, Washington

Event narrative

Wenatchee ASOS gusted to 63 mph at 0346 LST. Mesonet station TT246 in Entiat recorded a gust of 61 mph at 0435 LST. Chelan County PUD reported 6863 outages. Damage cost is estimated.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front moved through Eastern Washington early morning on December 17. It brought gusts in the range 60 to 72 mph. Numerous of reports of downed trees and powerlines. Minor structure damage was reported as some trees fell on houses.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1308127. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.