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Strong Wind — Tacoma Area, Washington

August 29, 2015 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
4
Property damage
$250K
Magnitude
47 MG
Area
Tacoma Area

Event narrative (NOAA)

A tree feel on an automobile in Gig Harbor resulting in 1 death. At Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Saturday morning, four people were injured by falling branches during a triathlon. There were about 20,000 customers without power.

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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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