Just where does the Nov. 17 storm rank?
The Nov. 17 windstorm had gusts so strong it snapped off this giant pine tree some 25 feet above the ground. Luckily there were no injuries or damage to structures when it toppled.
If old-timers who remember other notable weather events in the Northwest like the 1962 Columbus Day Storm thought the Nov. 17 windstorm that swept through the area seemed like it was a doozie, they are right.
According to Eastern Washington University meteorology professor Dr. Bob Quinn, our most recent wind event was very much record setting.
Warned well in advance that this storm was coming, and with potential 70 mile-per-hour winds, the region was devastated with the deaths of two people, hundreds of downed trees and power poles, and power outages that, in some cases, lasted several weeks....
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