Strong Wind — Bellevue and Vicinity, Washington
2015-09-20 · Bellevue and Vicinity, Washington
1
Direct deaths
33 MS
Magnitude
Event narrative
A woman and two men were on a 21-foot catamaran that overturned in high winds and choppy water around 5 p.m. on Lake Washington near Bellevue. The police department's Harbor Patrol pulled the men out of the water, but the woman was trapped beneath the catamaran and drowned.
Wider weather episode
A woman and two men were on a 21-foot catamaran that overturned in high winds and choppy water Sunday on Lake Washington near Bellevue. The police department's Harbor Patrol pulled the men out of the water, but the woman was trapped beneath the catamaran and drowned.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 602412. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.