Thunderstorm Wind, Grant
- When
- October 17, 2:00 PM PST to 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Grant County, Ephrata
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 47.317, -119.533
Damaging Wind in Washington, October 17, 2004
A cold front moved across Grant County Sunday afternoon October 17. Winds to 60 mph caused considerable damage.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $30,000
- 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 OTX wrote it up.
A cold front moved across Grant County Sunday afternoon October 17. Winds to 60 mph caused considerable damage. A hay storage building 2 miles east of Soap Lake was destroyed along with extensive damage to a wheel irrigation system. At the same time heavy rain occurred in Ephrata resulting in areas of ponding water and local power outages.
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 149 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:00 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in California, October 17, 2004
- High Wind in Oregon, October 17, 2004
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in California, October 17 to 18, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, October 17, 2004
- Hail in Missouri, October 17, 2004
- Waterspout in Gulf of Mexico, October 17, 2004
- Funnel Cloud in California, October 17, 2004
- Tornado in Colorado, October 17, 2004
- Damaging Wind in Washington, October 17, 2004
- High Wind in Montana, October 17 to 21, 2004
- High Wind in Nevada, October 17, 2004
- High Wind in Nevada, October 17, 2004
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5427045.