High Wind in Washington, December 27, 1998

Name: High Wind in Washington, December 27, 1998
Start: 1998-12-27T20:00
End: 1998-12-27T23:30
Location: Washington

December 27, 1998 · NWS PDT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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.

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Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Lower Columbia Basin

When: December 27, 8:00 PM PST to 11:30 PM PST
Where: Lower Columbia Basin forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 46.220, -119.419 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A peak wind gust of 58 mph was reported in West Richland at 8:20 pm. Wind gusts of 35 to 55 mph were reported until at least 9 pm. Wind gusts to 48 mph were reported at the Tri-Cities Airport. On Interstate-82 near Kennewick, a semi-trailer over turned and a camper was blown off a truck. Neither incident involved serious injuries. Many trees, branches, and street signs were blown down. Roof damage on houses was reported from Benton City to Finley to Pasco.

What these are

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

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The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5675529.