High Wind — Lower Columbia Basin, Washington
2021-03-28 to 2021-03-29 · Lower Columbia Basin, Washington
61 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A mesonet station in Benton City, WA measured a non-tstm wind gust of 70 mph at 2:15pm PDT on March 28th. The ASOS KPSC at Tri Cities Airport, WA measured a non-tstm wind gust of 63 mph at 6:41pm PDT on March 28th.
Wider weather episode
A strong cold front and shortwave trough moving across the region Sunday, March 28th produced gusty winds with blowing dust across much of the forecast area. Winds were strong enough to cause power outages in portions of Kennewick, WA, while low visibility from blowing dust contributed to a 7 car accident in Richland, WA.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 947486. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.