Thunderstorm Wind in Benton County, Washington

Thunderstorm Wind June 26, 2019 · Benton County, Washington

62 mph

Measured gust (54 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A mesonet station at the Hanford Site reported a gust to 62 mph near the Vernita Bridge.

The wider storm

A combination of marginal instability and strong shear brought strong to severe thunderstorms to Klickitat and Benton County producing hail up to nickel size near Goldendale and wind gusts up to 54 knots (62 mph) west of the Hanford Site on the afternoon of June 26th. This event was covered by a severe thunderstorm watch, the last watch that was issued for the Inland Northwest occurred 780 days prior.

Began near Hanford (46.6400, -119.7300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 823392. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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