Strong Wind — Eastern Strait of Juan De Fuca, Washington
2009-11-18 to 2009-11-19 · Eastern Strait of Juan De Fuca, Washington
1
Direct deaths
37 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A tree branch broke in strong winds near Port Angeles but remained in the tree. A few hours later, that branch fell striking and killing a Washington State DOT worker while he was clearing another tree that had fallen along U.S. Hwy 101 8 miles west of Port Angeles.
Wider weather episode
A tree branch broke in strong winds near Port Angeles. A few hours later that branch fell, killing a DOT worker while he was clearing another tree that had fallen.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 201039. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.