High Wind in Vancouver Area, Washington

High Wind December 14, 2006 – December 15, 2006 · Vancouver Area, Washington

79 mph

Measured gust (69 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Reported in Vancouver.

The wider storm

A very strong Pacific storm system plowed across the Pacific Northwest, bringing strong and damaging winds to southwest Washington. Wind speeds near 100 mph were seen on the coast and in the Willapa Hills, as well as winds speeds of 60-80 mph in Clark county and through the Columbia River Gorge. The storm brought widespread downed trees and power lines, and at the peak of the storm left nearly 500,000 homes across the region without power - some for days to come. Many roads and highways were left impassable due to downed trees.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 8783. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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