High Wind, San Juan
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM PST to 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- San Juan forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 48.531, -123.025 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Washington, January 10, 2000
High winds toppled a tree onto a pickup truck, killing the driver. The high winds also knocked out power to about 4000 homes and distrupted skiing at Crystal Mountain.
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
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
High winds toppled a tree onto a pickup truck, killing the driver. The high winds also knocked out power to about 4000 homes and distrupted skiing at Crystal Mountain. 16 of 20 ferry runs between Port Townsend and Keystone were cancelled.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Central Casade Foothills
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM PST to 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Central Casade Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
High Wind, Northern Casade Foothills
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM PST to 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Northern Casade Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
High Wind, West Slopes Northern Cascades and Passes
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM PST to 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- West Slopes Northern Cascades and Passes forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
High Wind, Admiralty Inlet Area
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM PST to 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Admiralty Inlet Area forecast zone
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
High Wind, North Coast
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM PST to 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- North Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
High Wind, Tacoma Area
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM PST to 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Tacoma Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
High Wind, Northwest Interior
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM PST to 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Northwest Interior forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
High Wind, Western Whatcom
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM PST to 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Western Whatcom forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 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, Central Casade Foothills | 2000-01-09 | 52 | Female | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | 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
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- High Wind in Nevada, January 10, 2000
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, January 10, 2000
- High Wind in New York, January 10, 2000
- High Wind in Nevada, January 10, 2000
- High Wind in West Virginia, January 10, 2000
- High Wind in South Dakota, January 10, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, January 10, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, January 10, 2000
- Dense Fog in Louisiana, January 10, 2000
More
Every storm in Washington in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, January 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: 5126830, 5126831, 5126832, 5126833, 5126834, 5126835, 5126836, 5126837, 5126838.