High Wind in Northwest Interior, Washington

High Wind October 28, 2003 · Northwest Interior, Washington

59 mph

Measured gust (51 kt)

The wider storm

High winds knocked out power to nearly 100,000 people. Ferry service was halted for several hours. Off Foulweather Bluff, in Kitsap county, a boat capsized, and a boat house sank in Clallam county. A shoreline restaurant in Mukilteo sustained damage from the high winds and wind driven waves that crashed through windows and caused the floor to buckle up to 4 feet. A 90 year old man died when a tree fell on him while in his car.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5371293. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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