Strong Wind — Upper Columbia Basin, Washington
2020-04-11 · Upper Columbia Basin, Washington
$1K
Property damage
35 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Strong local winds led to power outages in Ritzville.
Wider weather episode
The arrival of a strong cold front brought an abrupt change in weather with strong north winds gusting up to 50 mph on April 11th. The winds channeled down the Okanogan Valley into the Columbia Basin creating areas of blowing dust and localized visibility reductions. The strong winds and blowing dust lead to a multiple car crash on Interstate 90 and numerous power outages in the Basin.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 888559. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.