High Wind — East Slopes Southern Cascades, Washington
1997-08-26 · East Slopes Southern Cascades, Washington
2
Direct deaths
61
Magnitude
Event narrative
Wind caused power outages in approximately 1500 homes from Toppenish to Grandview. Light damage was done to area apple and pear crops that had yet to be harvested. The windstorm also split a tree that knocked down a power line and electrically charged an irrigation ditch. Two teenagers were shocked and drowned while swimming in the ditch the next day, August 27.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5614804. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.