High Wind — South Coast, Washington

2007-12-02 to 2007-12-03 · South Coast, Washington

Event narrative

Wind gust recorded at Cape Disappointment. Other impressive wind reports from this event include: gusts to 85 kt on Klipsan Beach, located south of Ocean Park on the Long Beach Peninsula; gusts to 65 kt at Toke Point, near Tokeland on the Willapa Bay; gusts to 63 in Bay Center; gusts to 58 kt in Oysterville, on the Long Beach Peninsula; gusts to 52 kt in Long Beach.

Also, just south of Long Beach in Seaview, an elderly woman died in her home after the house burned down. The house fire was caused by candles the woman had lit after strong winds knocked out power to her home.

Other Wind gusts were also recorded on Dec 2 on Toke Point, near Tokeland on the Willapa Bay. Wind gusts of 54 kt were also recorded in Bay Center.

Wider weather episode

Two very strong storms brought hazardous winter weather conditions to the Pacific northwest. The first of these storms rocked the coast of south Washington with very strong winds. The storm approached from the west-southwest overnight Saturday night, December 1st, and the frontal system approached the coastline by early Sunday, December 2nd. The strongest winds were experienced Sunday afternoon and early evening. The high wind speeds associated with this storm brought down not only tree limbs, but whole trees. Multiple roads were closed along the coast and up into the Willapa Hills due to downed trees and power lines. A woman, unknown age from Seaview, WA died when her house burned down while burning candles after an extended power outage due to high winds.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 72112. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.