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High Wind — Admiralty Inlet Area, Washington

December 25, 2011 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
—
Magnitude
43 ES
Area
Admiralty Inlet Area

Event narrative (NOAA)

An automated system in Freeland on Whidbey Island reported about 2.5 hours of high wind, both sustained and gust. A 9 year old girl was killed, and her father injured, when the top part of a tree broke and fell on their SUV.

Other notable high wind events in Washington

East Slopes Southern Cascades · August 26, 19974 killedWestern Whatcom · October 29, 19974 killedTacoma Area · December 14, 20062 killedSpokane Area · November 17, 20152 killedEast Slopes Southern Cascades · August 26, 19972 killedCascades Of Snohomish And King Counties · October 24, 20212 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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