Strong Wind in Tacoma Area, Washington

Strong Wind October 15, 2016 · Tacoma Area, Washington

53 mph

Measured gust (46 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several people are cleaning up from extensive damage to their homes and cars in parts of Pierce and Thurston Counties after Saturday's storm rolled through Western Washington.

Several trees also fell onto Silvia Hogan's car in the parking lot of her Lakewood apartment complex. Her neighbor's car was hit, too.

The wider storm

A home was destroyed near Olympia, and trees fell on a few cars in Lakewood.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 656350. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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