Thunderstorm Wind — Walla Walla, Washington

2013-09-05 · near College Place Arpt, Walla Walla, Washington

Event narrative

Pilot reported seeing several trees down, one of which was on a house. A tied down single engine airplane had flipped over, and an irrigation rig was damaged.

Wider weather episode

Several reports of severe weather from wind damage, small hail, and flash flooding hit portions of southeast Washington on September 5th. The strongest estimated wind gust was 61 mph. Other damage reports include: a tied down single engine airplane flipped over due to wind, and an irrigation rig ripped from the ground.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 472517. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.