Thunderstorm Wind — Franklin, Washington

2002-07-07 · near Pasco, Franklin, Washington

Event narrative

Strong wind gusts from a thunderstorm flipped two small airplanes at the Tri-Cities airport in Pasco. Five feeding bunks at DeVries Dairy were also destroyed. The winds knocked out power to thousands of residents in the county, and toppled many trees.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5307179. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.