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High Wind — Seattle And Vicinity, Washington
March 13, 2016 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
$350K
Magnitude
38 MS
Area
Seattle And Vicinity
Event narrative (NOAA)
The Seattle ASOS measured a sustained wind of 44 mph. Eric Medalle, 42, was in the driver���s seat of a vehicle in Seattle���s Seward Park when an evergreen tree collapsed onto the vehicle and killed him. His daughter, also in the vehicle only suffered minor injuries. The 520 bridge was closed in both directions for the first time in two year, it sustained minor wind damage.
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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.