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High Wind in Lower Garfield & Asotin, Washington

High Wind April 10, 2013 · Lower Garfield & Asotin, Washington

43 mph

Measured sustained (37 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

CWOP in Pomeroy measured sustained winds of 43 miles per hour between 1500 and 1600 PDT. The Alpowa Summit DOT sensor measured sustained winds between 45 and 49 miles per hour between the hours of 1500 and 1800 PDT.

The wider storm

A strong cold front plowed through the Inland Northwest during the afternoon hours of April 10th. Tightening pressure gradients and strong cold advection behind the front led to windy conditions region-wide. Across northern sections of Garfield County, sustained winds increased between forty and forty-nine miles per hour for several hours between 1500 and 1700 PDT.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 439997. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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