Strong Wind — Western Skagit County, Washington

2008-02-06 to 2008-02-07 · Western Skagit County, Washington

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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_id 79677. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.