High Surf in Central Coast, Washington

High Surf January 10, 2021 – January 12, 2021 · Central Coast, Washington

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Office reported a fatality near the Pacific Beach State Park around 10:30 AM on January 10. A 54 year old woman from Oak Harbor, Washington was killed after being struck by a log on the beach. She and her husband were walking on the beach when a large set of waves came in and they stood on top of the log to avoid the waves. A wave knocked both of them of the log and rolled over them.

The wider storm

A weak weather system (followed quickly by several stronger systems) brought dangerous beach conditions and high surf to the Coast on from January 10-12. These dangerous beach conditions claimed the life of a woman on January 10.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 939420. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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