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Strong Wind in Upper Columbia Basin, Washington

Strong Wind April 11, 2020 · Upper Columbia Basin, Washington

40 mph

Estimated gust (35 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Strong local winds led to power outages in Ritzville.

The wider storm

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 888559. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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