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High Wind in Western Whatcom County, Washington
High Wind December 26, 2021 · Western Whatcom County, Washington
What the National Weather Service wrote
Amidst strong Fraser Outflow, the ASOS at the Bellingham. Airport measured a wind gust of 63 mph around 0730 local time.
The wider storm
A very cold airmass pushed into Western Washington at the end of December, resulting in cold air amidst sufficient moisture and lift as a modified arctic frontal boundary slid south. This made for significant lowland and mountain snow, with a period of drier but much colder weather for the following days. Several climate sites reached record low temperatures during and shortly after the winter storm.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 998623. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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