Washington, 1999

High Wind in Washington, January 4, 1999

January 4, 1999 · 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.

The radar

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Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Benton/Franklin/Walla Walla T Se/E Klickitat

When
January 4, 11:45 AM PST to 12:15 PM PST
Where
Benton/Franklin/Walla Walla T Se/E Klickitat forecast zone
Measured
51 kt (59 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
46.220, -119.419 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several remote sensors at Hanford reported wind gusts to near 60 mph between 1145 A.M. and 1215 P.M.. The Richland airport reported sustained wind of 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph at noon.

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: 5681761.