High Wind in Olympics, Washington

High Wind September 29, 2013 · Olympics, Washington

85 mph

Measured gust (74 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Northwest Avalanche and Weather Center equipment recorded an 85 mph gust on Hurricane Ridge.

The wider storm

The nasty weather flooded some streets, homes and parking lots, and at one point left 20,000 customers throughout Seattle without power Saturday evening.

Power outages due to broken tree limbs and other causes.

Along with the City Light outages in Seattle, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) reported 2,788 out of power in the Somerset area of Bellevue (cause undetermined); 1,050 out of power in Mount Vernon (mostly restored in the evening); 1,175 customers without power in Juanita (about two-thirds restored); and 805 customers on Bainbridge Island out of power.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 472826. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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