A school festival at a Pasco Elementary school turned to terror when the wind kicked up on Saturday and injured a child when a bounce house was hurled through the air...
Here in the Mid-Columbia we're more used to severe wind conditions, and perhaps that's why we seem to be better prepared for it. But in Spokane, the recent windstorm that passed through us first has left the city still paralyzed.
Tuesday night, I-84 was closed in Oregon in various areas due to blowing dust and severe windy conditions. It also triggered accidents, one of which killed a motorist.
Tri-Cities is assessing damage to trees and buildings after a Tuesday storm that included 113 mile-per-hour winds atop Rattlesnake Mountain. But throughout the Northwest 4 families are mourning the loss of life.