Cascades gusts reach 134 mph as Western Washington endures windstorm

A Wednesday night windstorm swept western Washington, with Alpental recording a 134 mph gust—the strongest of the event—while other strong gusts were measured across the Puget Sound lowlands and Cascade ridges. The winds knocked out power and felled trees across the region and caused at least one death when a tree fell on a car in Monroe. A Wind Advisory had expired, but a Winter Storm Warning remained for the Cascades and Olympics, and KING 5 activated First Alert to keep residents updated.