Washington, 2000

High Wind in Washington, February 3, 2000

February 3, 2000 · NWS PQR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Localized strong winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 65 mph downed trees in the east Clark County -Brush Prairie area.

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS PQR wrote it up.

Localized strong winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 65 mph downed trees in the east Clark County -Brush Prairie area.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Sw Clark

When
February 3, 9:00 AM PST to 3:00 PM PST
Where
Sw Clark forecast zone
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC

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

More

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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: 5133617.