Thunderstorm Wind — Garfield, Washington

2017-05-05 · near Peola, Garfield, Washington

Event narrative

The Alder Ridge remote weather observing station reported a thunderstorm wind gust of 66 mph.

Wider weather episode

During the afternoon of May 5th an area of thunderstorms tracked through southeast Washington and into the Idaho Panhandle. One of these storms produced a wind gust of 66 mph as it passed over the Blue Mountains of southeastern Washington.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 699559. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.