High Wind — Northwest Interior, Washington

2003-10-28 · Northwest Interior, Washington

Wider weather episode

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_id 5371293. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.