High Wind in Kittitas Valley, Washington

High Wind April 27, 2018 · Kittitas Valley, Washington

48 mph

Measured sustained (42 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Highest sustained wind of 48 mph and highest gust of 59 mph occurred at the Bowers Field (KELN) on the north side of Ellensburg. Occurred around 600 PM PDT.

The wider storm

A low pressure system caused very windy conditions, with some locally strong winds, through the Columbia River Gorge, across the Columbia Basin and the Kittitas valley. Localized blowing dust also occurred in the Basin and in the Grande Ronde valley.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 745733. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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