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Strong Wind — West Slopes Central Cascades And Passes, Washington

November 2, 2013 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Magnitude
48 EG
Area
West Slopes Central Cascades And Passes

Event narrative (NOAA)

At Cortright Creek Trailhead, Packwood, a hunter was in his tent when the top of an old growth snapped due to the high winds and fell onto the tent from approximately 100 feet high. The tree top struck the tent, hitting the hunter directly in the head causing fatal injury.

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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.

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