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High Wind — East Slopes Southern Cascades, Washington

August 26, 1997 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Magnitude
61
Area
East Slopes Southern Cascades

Event narrative (NOAA)

Wind caused power outages in approximately 1500 homes from Toppenish to Grandview. Light damage was done to area apple and pear crops that had yet to be harvested. The windstorm also split a tree that knocked down a power line and electrically charged an irrigation ditch. Two teenagers were shocked and drowned while swimming in the ditch the next day, August 27.

Other notable high wind events in Washington

Western Whatcom · October 29, 19974 killedEast Slopes Southern Cascades · August 26, 19974 killedTacoma Area · December 14, 20062 killedCascades Of Snohomish And King Counties · October 24, 20212 killedSpokane Area · November 17, 20152 killedCentral Coast · December 2, 20071 killed

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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