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High Wind in Greater Vancouver Area, Washington

High Wind November 11, 2014 – November 12, 2014 · Greater Vancouver Area, Washington

60 mph

Measured gust (52 kt)

$28K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Winds in the Vancouver metro area gusted 45 to 60 mph for around 10 hours. Several trees and power lines were downed by high winds near Arnada Park, three homes were damaged by downed trees in Camas, and a 18 to 20 inch diameter tree snapped near the base in Battleground. A NWS employee in the eastern suburbs of Vancouver recorded a 55 mph wind gust.

The wider storm

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 548313. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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