High Wind in Washington, October 23, 1996

Name: High Wind in Washington, October 23, 1996
Start: 1996-10-23T17:30
End: 1996-10-23T19:30
Location: Washington

October 23, 1996 · NWS SEW · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Winds were report by spotters of 40 to 46 mph at Port Ludlow and Lummi Island.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS SEW wrote it up.

Winds were report by spotters of 40 to 46 mph at Port Ludlow and Lummi Island.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Western Whatcom

When: October 23, 5:30 PM PST to 7:30 PM PST
Where: Western Whatcom forecast zone
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)

What these are

High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Washington in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Washington, October 1996

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5563835.