High Wind in Washington, September 17, 1998

Name: High Wind in Washington, September 17, 1998
Start: 1998-09-17T13:30
End: 1998-09-17T13:30
Location: Washington

September 17, 1998 · NWS PDT · 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 Kittitas/W Yakima/W Klickitat T X Sw

When: September 17, 1:30 PM PST
Where: W Kittitas/W Yakima/W Klickitat T X Sw forecast zone
Measured: 40 kt (46 mph)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

A farmer observed high wind that blew over a pump house, a stock trailer, and wood fences. An apple tree was also uprooted.

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 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Washington, September 1998

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: 5669724.