 Powerful Hanukkah Eve Storm offshore Washington Coast taken on December 15, 2006 at 2:00 UTC. | |
| Type | Extratropical windstorm |
|---|---|
| Formed | December 13, 2006 |
| Dissipated | December 15, 2006 |
| Highest winds |
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| Highest gust | 114 mph (183 km/h) at Mt. Hebo, Oregon |
| Lowest pressure | 970 hPa |
| Fatalities | 18 |
| Damage | US$267 million+ in US ($404 million in 2023 dollars) CA$89 million+ in Canada ($128 million in 2023 dollars) |
| Power outages | ~1.8 million |
| Areas affected | Washington, Oregon, Idaho,[1] Vancouver Island, and Southern British Columbia |
The Hanukkah Eve windstorm of 2006 was a powerful Pacific Northwest windstorm in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and southern British Columbia, Canada between December 14, 2006 and December 15, 2006. The storm produced hurricane-force wind gusts and heavy rainfall, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage and leaving over 1.8 million residences and businesses without power. Eighteen people were killed, most of whom died of carbon monoxide poisoning in the days following the storm because of improper use of barbecue cookers and generators indoors. The name of the storm was chosen in a contest run by the National Weather Service office in Seattle from about 8,000 entries.[2]
- ^ "Windstorm aftermath still felt". Spokesman Review.
- ^ "Major windstorm has a name by Seattle-PI". Seattlepi.com. 2007-03-01. Retrieved 2013-09-25.