The Storm That Shook Seattle: Winds Howl at 50 MPH as Center Moves to Montana
A powerful weather system swept through the Pacific Northwest on Sunday night, delivering heavy rain and gale-force winds that rattled windows from Tacoma to Port Townsend, before shifting its focus northward.
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The center of the storm area is now in Montana.
Occasional rain at Seattle is predicted for tonight and tomorrow, and for western Washington. Snow also may be observed.
Jewsbury, in his early morning daily bulletin, announced that the storm area at considerably lower levels moved with great rapidity over Washington during Sunday afternoon and night, causing rain and high winds. The maximum velocities reported were:
Seattle, 50 miles; Tacoma, 48 miles; Port Townsend, 44 miles; Spokane, 34 miles; Portland, 26 miles.
The center of the storm area is now in Montana. The precipitation was quite moderate everywhere except in Alberta, where at Calgary it descended to zero below last night. Heavy rain reported from Neah Bay, amounting to 1.5 inches.
While modern meteorology allows us to track storms with satellite precision, the raw power of Pacific Northwest weather remains unchanged. This report highlights a classic 'atmospheric river' style event that has plagued Seattle for over a century, reminding residents that despite our advanced infrastructure, we remain at the mercy of the same fierce winds and heavy rains that battered the city in 1907.
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