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Strong Wind in Western Skagit County, Washington

Strong Wind February 6, 2008 – February 7, 2008 · Western Skagit County, Washington

55 mph

Estimated gust (48 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

A road on Samish Island was closed because of downed power lines on the road. Trees fell on a road near Lyman. A tree fell on a home in Birdsview causing minimal damage.

The wider storm

There was a brief high wind event that caused no damage on Feb 5th, and a short lived strong wind event late on the 6th and early 7th which caused minor damage. About 4 inches of snow fell over the Hood Canal area on the 6th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 79677. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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