High Wind, San Juan
- When
- February 5, 1:00 PM PST to 5:00 PM PST
- Where
- San Juan forecast zone
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Property damage
- $11,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.531, -123.025 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Washington, February 5, 1999
A spotter in Friday Harbor reported wind gusts to 75 mph and one in Issaquah reported a gust to 74 mph. 27,000 customers were without power and there was damage to a Rainier police car from a fallen tree.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $11,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
A spotter in Friday Harbor reported wind gusts to 75 mph and one in Issaquah reported a gust to 74 mph. 27,000 customers were without power and there was damage to a Rainier police car from a fallen tree.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Seattle Metropolitan Area
- When
- February 5, 1:00 PM PST to 5:00 PM PST
- Where
- Seattle Metropolitan Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Wind, Western Whatcom
- When
- February 5, 1:00 PM PST to 5:00 PM PST
- Where
- Western Whatcom forecast zone
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Wind, Thurston T X Se/Sw Mason/C&se Grays Harbor/W Lewis
- When
- February 5, 1:00 PM PST to 5:00 PM PST
- Where
- Thurston T X Se/Sw Mason/C&se Grays Harbor/W Lewis forecast zone
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
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
- High Wind in Colorado, February 5, 1999
- Rip Current in Guam, February 5 to 6, 1999
- High Wind in Oregon, February 5 to 6, 1999
- High Wind in Washington, February 5 to 6, 1999
- Winter Weather in Michigan, February 5, 1999
- High Wind in Oregon, February 5 to 6, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 5 to 6, 1999
- Heavy Rain in American Samoa, February 5, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 5 to 6, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 5 to 7, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 5 to 6, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, February 5 to 6, 1999
More
Every storm in Washington in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, February 1999
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: 5687878, 5687879, 5687880, 5687881.