High Wind in Hood Canal Area, Washington

High Wind March 1, 2016 · Hood Canal Area, Washington

66 mph

Measured gust (57 kt)

$25K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

The ASOS at Shelton had 38g66 mph at 217 PM. A CWOP at Pleasant Harbor had 30g61 mph at 252 PM. The Hood Canal bridge closed for about 2 hours.

The wider storm

Nearly 50000 people lost power.

A woman was transported with serious injuries and a family of five is displaced this afternoon after a large tree slammed into their home on Norland Court, near North Kitsap High School.

Medics treated the woman, and then transported her to Harrison Hospital in Bremerton. Poulsbo firefighters remained on scene to secure the power, water, and gas. The home is uninhabitable and the family is displaced at this time.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 613661. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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