High Wind — East Puget Sound Lowlands, Washington

2014-11-11 · East Puget Sound Lowlands, Washington

Event narrative

The only high wind reports we received were from Enumclaw. A spotter reported 40g60 mph winds at 555 AM Tue Nov 11. Later that night around 10 PM two automated stations reported 58-61 mph gusts around Enumclaw. Elsewhere, where advisories were in effect, advisory-strength winds were reported at times. South King, Pierce, and Kitsap counties had winds mostly in the 20g35 mph range--sub-advisory. Power outages to nearly 200,000 customers was estimated to cost Puget Sound Energy about 4 million dollars.

Wider weather episode

This was a Fraser outflow event that gradually turned into an easterly wind event out of the Cascades into the nearby lowlands.

The only high wind reports (40 mph gust 58 mph or greater) received were from Enumclaw. A spotter reported 40g60 mph winds at 555 AM Tue Nov 11. Later that night around 10 PM two automated stations reported 58-61 mph gusts around Enumclaw. Elsewhere, where advisories were in effect, advisory-strength winds were reported at times. South King, Pierce, and Kitsap counties had winds mostly in the 20g35 mph range--sub-advisory.

Most power outages were in those areas. Puget Sound Energy reported about 200,000 customers without power, with an estimated damage costs of nearly 4 million dollars.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 546313. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.