High Wind in Yakima Valley, Washington

High Wind October 24, 2021 · Yakima Valley, Washington

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The ASOS station KYKM measured a wind gust of 58mph at 1822 PDT.

The wider storm

A deep Pacific low pressure system that passed to the northwest of the forecast area on Oct. 24th created a tight and strong surface pressure gradient across the eastern mountains of OR and far southeast WA as well as a strong 850mb jet across the region. This in turn led to strong winds mixing down into north facing foothill locations in eastern OR and WA.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 991011. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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