Here are the maximum winds today. Some locations on the Oregon and Washington coast gusted to over 70 mph, with most coastal locations getting at least to 40 mph. 40-60 mph gusts in Portland, 35-50 mph gusts around Seattle (with a few getting to the mid-50s. And 50-60 mph gusts around NW Washington. At the mountain crests of the Olympics and Cascades, some winds of 90-100 mph were observed.
Destruction Island on the central WA coast got to around 72 knots (83 mph)
Seattle's West Point speed up to 42 knots (48 mph)
And Smith Island, just off of Whidbey Is. hit 58 knots (67 mph)
For Seattle's 520 bridge, winds have climbed to 40-45 mph.
Several hundred thousand people lost power, particularly over Oregon and SW Washington. An unusual late season event, which will be followed by improving weather over the weekend.
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Will Such Storms Increase Under Global Warming? Help Us Determine the Local Impacts of Climate Change
Society needs to know the regional impacts of climate change and several of us at the UW are trying to provide this information with state-of-the-art high resolution climate modeling. With Federal funding unavailable, we are experimenting with a community funding to build this effort. If you want more information or are interested in helping, please go here. The full link is: http://ift.tt/2nltDeR All contributions to the UW are tax deductible.
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