Thunderstorm Wind — Thurston, Washington

2017-05-04 · near Yelm, Thurston, Washington

Event narrative

Severe thunderstorm wind gusts peaked around 70 mph during the event between 3 and 5 PM, knocking down trees and power lines leaving nearly 50,000 without power. Several homes had trees fall on them.

Wider weather episode

A severe weather pattern produced several severe thunderstorms in Thurston and Lewis Counties on the afternoon of the 4th. Wet microbursts produced wind gusts up to 60 mph, knocking down trees and limbs, and knocking power out for over 20,000 customers.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 706939. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.