Thunderstorm Wind in Garfield County, Washington

Thunderstorm Wind May 5, 2017 · Garfield County, Washington

66 mph

Measured gust (57 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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.

Began near Peola (46.2700, -117.5000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 699559. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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