High Wind — Southern Washington Cascade Foothills, Washington

2014-11-11 to 2014-11-12 · Southern Washington Cascade Foothills, Washington

Event narrative

The RAWS station at Larch Mountain measured a peak gust of 67 mph.

Wider weather episode

Cold air plunged south out of the Canadian Rockies and created an east wind and down-slope wind storm across Southwest Washington. Eastern Clark County was hit the hardest with more than 60,000 customers losing power and several homes damaged by downed trees.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 548310. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.