Strong Wind in Washington, May 29, 1999

Name: Strong Wind in Washington, May 29, 1999
Start: 1999-05-29T15:00
End: 1999-05-29T23:00
Location: Washington

May 29, 1999 · NWS PDT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 strong 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 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Yakima

When: May 29, 3:00 PM PST to 11:00 PM PST
Where: Yakima County, Cowiche
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 46.457, -120.739 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong winds gusting from 20 to 35 mph caused scattered power outages and brush fires in and around Yakima during the afternoon and evening. Wind blown branches hit power lines causing power failures in Moxee, Union Gap, and Yakima. In Moxee, 500 residents lost power for around 90 minutes. A wind driven brush fire burned for around three hours during the evening around the 13000 block of Douglas Road in Yakima. Power fluctuations also occurred in the Union Gap area until 9 o'clock in the evening.

What these are

Strong Wind: Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.

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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: 5694250.