Power Outage in Walla Walla, WA

Emergency Manager for Walla Walla county relayed several reports of flooding within the area. Near Lanette Cir and Old Milton Hwy reports indicated that there was water over the roadway and that a property had flooding up to the house. Near Powerline road further east, reports of water over the roadways was also reported.

The Walla Walla county Sheriff confirmed that a thunderstorm producing gusty winds had uprooted several trees, downed power lines, and had flipped a small plane that was not tied down at Martin Airfield.

The Walla Walla county Sheriff confirmed that a thunderstorm producing gusty winds had uprooted several trees, downed power lines, and had flipped a small plane that was not tied down at Martin Airfield.

Strong thunderstorm winds downed power lines in Walla Walla.

Power lines down due to strong wind gust at Pioneer Park in Walla Walla. Damage amount estimated.

Public reported a trampoline hurled 300 feet, 12 trees were downed and a power pole was damaged due to high wind gusts.

A severe thunderstorm with winds gusting to 58 mph knocked down trees and caused power outages to over 3500 customers in Walla Walla. One large tree fell onto an unoccupied car and caused major damage.

A severe thunderstorm with winds gusting to 58 mph knocked down trees and caused power outages to over 3500 customers in Walla Walla. One large tree fell onto an unoccupied car and caused major damage.

Trees and powers lines were knocked down on Highway 125 due to thunderstorm winds. The College Place Airport mesonet station recorded a wind gust to 50 knots.

Large tree limbs and power lines blown down.

Utility company reports 7 power poles snapped.

Ahead of a negative tilt trough strong to severe thunderstorms would develop across northeast Oregon and progress into southeast Washington. Hail threats occurred over the mountains of northeast Oregon, while wind threats would occur over the foothills of the Washington Blue Mountains. Wind damage reports are as followed: Power lines down and power out, along with roof damage in the city of Walla Walla.

A strong outflow boundary associated with a thunderstorm over the Blue Mountains resulted in gusty northeast winds from Walla Walla to Waitsburg. Several large trees were uprooted by the winds. One such tree in Waitsburg landed in between two homes, pulling down a power line and causing a transformer to come down. The downed power lines came in contact with a fence surrounding one of the homes, which then translated to 12,400 volts of electricity which came into contact with the steel siding of the home. Tree branches four inches in diameter were snapped off by the high winds as well.

Lightning from dry thunderstorms, along with winds which gusted from 20 to 20 mph, started several grass fires within Walla Walla and Columbia Counties. Within Walla Walla, 2 grass fires were started by downed power lines on Southwest Fourth Street and near College Place. Power was also lost to around 700 customers for 2 hours within these neighborhoods. Lightning started other grass fires near Waitsburg, Dayton, and Starbuck.