High Wind, Admiralty Inlet Area
- When
- December 14, 2:00 PM PST to December 15, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Admiralty Inlet Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 77 kt (89 mph)
- Property damage
- $2.1 million
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind in Washington, December 14 to 15, 2000
Reported winds gusting to 65 mph started along the coast during the afternoon, and moved inland during the night. There were several roofs damaged or blown off in the Ocean Shores area, as well as in other parts of western WA.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $2.1 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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.
Reported winds gusting to 65 mph started along the coast during the afternoon, and moved inland during the night. There were several roofs damaged or blown off in the Ocean Shores area, as well as in other parts of western WA. About 125,000 customers lost power and there about a dozen reports of trees falling on houses. All of Whidbey Island lost power. Ferry service in the north sound was disrupted.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
15 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Central Casade Foothills
- When
- December 14, 2:00 PM PST to December 15, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Central Casade Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 77 kt (89 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Northern Casade Foothills
- When
- December 14, 2:00 PM PST to December 15, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Northern Casade Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 77 kt (89 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Southwest Interior
- When
- December 14, 2:00 PM PST to December 15, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Southwest Interior forecast zone
- Measured
- 77 kt (89 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Hood Canal/Kitsap Peninsula
- When
- December 14, 2:00 PM PST to December 15, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Hood Canal/Kitsap Peninsula forecast zone
- Measured
- 77 kt (89 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Olympics
- When
- December 14, 2:00 PM PST to December 15, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Olympics forecast zone
- Measured
- 77 kt (89 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, San Juan
- When
- December 14, 2:00 PM PST to December 15, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- San Juan forecast zone
- Measured
- 77 kt (89 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 48.531, -123.025 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Everett and Vicinity
- When
- December 14, 2:00 PM PST to December 15, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Everett and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 77 kt (89 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Southwest Interior
- When
- December 14, 2:00 PM PST to December 15, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Southwest Interior forecast zone
- Measured
- 77 kt (89 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, North Coast
- When
- December 14, 2:00 PM PST to December 15, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- North Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 77 kt (89 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Central Coast
- When
- December 14, 2:00 PM PST to December 15, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Central Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 77 kt (89 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Seattle Metropolitan Area
- When
- December 14, 2:00 PM PST to December 15, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Seattle Metropolitan Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 77 kt (89 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Tacoma Area
- When
- December 14, 2:00 PM PST to December 15, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Tacoma Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 77 kt (89 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Northwest Interior
- When
- December 14, 2:00 PM PST to December 15, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Northwest Interior forecast zone
- Measured
- 77 kt (89 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Western Whatcom
- When
- December 14, 2:00 PM PST to December 15, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Western Whatcom forecast zone
- Measured
- 77 kt (89 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
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
- Blizzard in Idaho, December 14 to 15, 2000
- Avalanche in Utah, December 14, 2000
- High Wind in Oregon, December 14, 2000
- High Wind in Oregon, December 14, 2000
- High Wind in Washington, December 14 to 15, 2000
- High Wind in Oregon, December 14, 2000
- High Wind in Washington, December 14, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Maine, December 14, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, December 14, 2000
- Winter Weather in Vermont, December 14, 2000
- Winter Weather in New York, December 14, 2000
- Winter Storm in Montana, December 14 to 15, 2000
More
Every storm in Washington in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, December 2000
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: 5160269, 5160270, 5160271, 5160272, 5160273, 5160274, 5160275, 5160276, 5160277, 5160278, 5160279, 5160607, 5160608, 5160609, 5160610.