Today in Seattle History: 1993 Inauguration Day storm ravages Puget ...
WEBOn January 20, 1993, during the first inauguration of President Bill Clinton, a storm ravaged the Puget Sound. Six people died and hundreds of thousands lost power for days.
Inauguration Day Storm 1993 - University of Washington
WEBAccording to some accounts, the Inaugural Day storm of 1993 was the most destructive windstorm in Washington State since the great Columbus Day Storm of 1962. The January 20, 1993 storm certainly wreaked havoc.
Inaugural Day storm ravages Puget Sound on January 20, 1993.
WEBDec 12, 2000 · On January 20, 1993, an Inaugural Day storm with winds topping 94 mph ravages Puget Sound. Six people die and hundreds of thousands lose electric power for days. Only the Columbus Day storm of 1962 exceeds the violence of this event.
Pacific Northwest windstorm - Wikipedia
WEBPacific Northwest windstorm. Hanukkah Eve windstorm of 2006 off the Washington Coast on December 15, 2006, at 2:00 UTC. Pacific Northwest windstorms, sometimes colloquially known as Big Blows, [1] are extratropical cyclones which form in the Pacific basin, and affect land areas in the Pacific Northwest of the United States and British Columbia ...
The day the winds roared - Seattle Weather Blog
WEBJan 20, 2019 · While a swelling crowd of roughly half a million onlookers readied for the swearing-in ceremony, basking in the pleasant winter weather, 3,000 miles across the country, minds were focused on anything but the inauguration. It was Jan. 20, 1993, in Seattle—and the weather was about to turn deadly.
Flash Back Friday: Inauguration Day storm 1993 - KOMO
WEBJan 22, 2021 · The storm rolled ashore on the morning of Jan. 20, 1993, bringing winds of 60-75 mph with some isolated gusts that were even stronger, including an 88 mph gust at the University of...
Wedgwood and the Inaugural Day Storm of 1993 - Wedgwood in Seattle …
WEBJan 20, 2019 · The winds reached 94 miles per hour, and only the Columbus Day Storm of 1962 was more violent than this. Trees fell on cars parked along NE 77th Street during the Inaugural Day Storm of January 20, 1993.
Same intensity, more extensive damage than ’93 storm
WEBDec 19, 2006 · Sandi Doughton. Seattle Times staff reporter. Columbus Day 1962 still holds the record for the Northwest’s fiercest windstorm in at least 50 years, but who’s No. 2: the Inauguration Day...
Same intensity, more extensive damage than '93 storm
WEBDec 19, 2006 · Columbus Day 1962 still holds the record for the Northwest's fiercest windstorm in at least 50 years, but who's No. 2: the Inauguration Day storm of 1993, or last week's blast? University...
Fierce Winds Reminiscent Of Inauguration Day Storm - The Seattle …
WEBMar 3, 1999 · Jan. 20, 1993: The Inauguration Day storm killed six people, cut power to more than 700,000 customers and did more than $100 million damage. Thanksgiving 1991: A Nov. 22 storm with 60 mph...
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