Thunderstorm Wind — Stevens, Washington

2016-04-04 · near Addy, Stevens, Washington

Event narrative

A trained spotter reported 4 large pine trees down 4 miles north northwest of Addy, Washington.

Wider weather episode

A typical springtime cold pool of instability passed over Northeast Washington and allowed for a few thunderstorms to form. The outflow from these thunderstorms that were moving rather briskly to the east at near 40 mph. The resulting estimated wind gusts of 45 mph toppled over four large pine trees four miles north northwest of Addy, Washington near 3 pm PDT.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 618182. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.