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High Wind in Lower Columbia Basin, Washington
High Wind March 11, 2026 – March 12, 2026 · Lower Columbia Basin, Washington
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Juniper Dunes RAWS recorded a 70 mph gust at 0249 PDT on March 12th. The mesonet station PC048 located 14 miles southeast of Burbank recorded a 62 mph gust at 0330 PDT on March 12th. The mesonet station AV456 located 4 miles south southwest of Benton City recorded a 61 mph gust at 0210 PDT on March 12th.
The wider storm
A cold front passage and strong winds aloft mixing down to the surface the evening of the 11th through the morning of the 12th produced breezy to gusty conditions across portions of the Columbia Basin.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1328483. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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