Washington, 2025

Damaging Wind in Washington, October 12, 2025

October 12, 2025 · NWS PQR · 2 events in 1 county or zone

A board upper-level and secondary trough feature dropping southward from Canada in addition to cold air aloft supported convective activity. Some of this strong shower and thunderstorm activity was was unusually impactful producing locally severe outflow winds and a funnel cloud.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

A board upper-level and secondary trough feature dropping southward from Canada in addition to cold air aloft supported convective activity. Some of this strong shower and thunderstorm activity was was unusually impactful producing locally severe outflow winds and a funnel cloud.

The radar

The Portland,OR radar (KRTX), 45 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:13 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When
October 12, 2:10 PM PST to 2:20 PM PST
Where
Clark County, 20.79 mi NW of Highland
Measured
74 kt (85 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates
46.119, -122.945

The NWS Damage Assessment Team surveyed wind damage from a strong convective shower that moved through Longview, Washington around 3:13 PM PDT Oct. 12, 2025. Based on the wind damage, estimated peak winds of 80-85 mph occurred, most likely with a wet microburst that produced damaging straight-line winds over a small geographic area.

Funnel Cloud, Clark

When
October 12, 2:50 PM PST to 2:55 PM PST
Where
Clark County, 0.37 mi S of La Center to 0.39 mi SSE of La Center
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
45.865, -122.670

Broadcast media reported a funnel cloud associated with a strong rain shower around 3:53 PM PDT Oct. 12, 2025 in La Center, Washington. There were no reports of a tornado on the ground and/or wind damage with this cell.

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.
Funnel Cloud
A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.

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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: 1297356, 1296939.