Washington, 1998

High Wind in Washington, January 16, 1998

January 16, 1998 · NWS SEW · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

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.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, W Grays Harbor

When
January 16, 11:00 PM PST to 11:30 PM PST
Where
W Grays Harbor forecast zone
Measured
47 kt (54 mph)

Sustained winds reached 45 mph on the coast with gusts to 54 mph. An estimated 1000 people lost power and there was minor damage to roofs and tree limbs down.

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

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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: 5628148.