Strong Wind — Hood Canal Area, Washington

2020-09-07 · Hood Canal Area, Washington

Event narrative

During a period of strong easterly winds, three vessels moored on the outside breakwater at Seabeck marina in Hood Canal. The wind and wave action caused them to impact the dock. The damage included severe denting of hull and upper deck, one of the vessels was holed and took on water, and one vessel has its engines moved about 3/4 in causing misalignment of prop shafts. All vessels had damage to the Starboard side.

Wider weather episode

Around Labor Day and through the first full week of September, an anomalous upper level ridge set up over the Northwest US, with a thermal trough developing along the Pacific Northwest Coast with high pressure east of the Cascades at the surface. This setup was responsible for the development of strong easterly winds and high wildfire/fire spread threat. The generation of numerous wildfires then led to a prolonged period of poor air quality.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 922510. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.