High Wind — Blue Mountain Foothills, Washington

2012-12-20 · Blue Mountain Foothills, Washington

Wider weather episode

Southeast pressure gradients produced very strong winds across the foothills of the Washington Blue Mountains.

Several reports of high wind in MPH and damage including: A power outage due to wind in the Dayton and Pomeroy left over 4000 residents without power for several hours, wind gust of (58) 4 ESE College Place, wind gust of (636) at Walla Walla Airport, and a windmill on a farm was damaged with blades bent and broken.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 418721. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.