High Wind, Everett and Vicinity
- When
- October 27, 4:00 AM PST to 1:00 PM PST
- Where
- Everett and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph)
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
High Wind in Washington, October 27, 1999
40 mph winds with gust to 55 mph first blew through the Cascade foothills. After those easterly winds died down, southerly winds of the same magnitude blew through central Puget Sound.
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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.
40 mph winds with gust to 55 mph first blew through the Cascade foothills. After those easterly winds died down, southerly winds of the same magnitude blew through central Puget Sound. The easterly winds toppled a tree which killed a hiker and the southerly winds knocked out power to 50,000 homes. The strong southerly winds also knocked a few trees onto houses and closed a few roads for several hours.
Event by event
8 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Central Casade Foothills
- When
- October 27, 4:00 AM PST to 1:00 PM PST
- Where
- Central Casade Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
High Wind, Admiralty Inlet Area
- When
- October 27, 4:00 AM PST to 1:00 PM PST
- Where
- Admiralty Inlet Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
High Wind, Southwest Interior
- When
- October 27, 4:00 AM PST to 1:00 PM PST
- Where
- Southwest Interior forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
High Wind, Seattle Metropolitan Area
- When
- October 27, 4:00 AM PST to 1:00 PM PST
- Where
- Seattle Metropolitan Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
High Wind, Tacoma Area
- When
- October 27, 4:00 AM PST to 1:00 PM PST
- Where
- Tacoma Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
High Wind, Northwest Interior
- When
- October 27, 4:00 AM PST to 1:00 PM PST
- Where
- Northwest Interior forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
High Wind, Western Whatcom
- When
- October 27, 4:00 AM PST to 1:00 PM PST
- Where
- Western Whatcom forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Wind, Everett and Vicinity | 1999-10-27 | 62 | Female | Under Tree | Direct |
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 Oregon, October 27 to 28, 1999
- High Wind in South Dakota, October 27, 1999
- High Wind in California, October 27 to 28, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, October 27 to 28, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, October 27 to 29, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, October 27, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Washington, October 27, 1999
- Rip Current in American Samoa, October 27 to 31, 1999
- Wildfire in South Dakota, October 27, 1999
- High Wind in California, October 27, 1999
- High Wind in Nevada, October 27, 1999
More
Every storm in Washington in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, October 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5723084, 5723085, 5723086, 5723087, 5723088, 5723089, 5723090, 5723091.