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Public Information Statement

National Weather Service Spokane WA

302 PM PDT Mon Oct 27 2025



...Thunderstorm Wind Damage in Spokane Oct 25 2025...



The storm system that brought a cold front to the Pacific 

Northwest region Friday carried additional windy and stormy 

weather on Saturday with an added threat of (15-30% chance) 

thunderstorms. The southeast corner of Washington, including up 

through Spokane County, carried a 5% probability of damaging 

thunderstorm wind gusts of 50 knots (57 mph) or more, as forecast

from the Storm Prediction Center.



Peak wind gusts observed across Spokane county ranged from 15 to 

50 mph, with the strongest gusts recorded at the Spokane 

International Airport (49 mph gust 4:35 pm Saturday Oct 25). Radar

estimated wind gust of 50 knots (57 mph) was located near NW Blvd

and Ash/Maple Street in Spokane, about 3 blocks from Audubon 

Elementary. 2-day rainfall amounts in the Spokane city area ranged

from 0.16 inches to 0.50 inches, with 0.31 inches recorded at the

Airport.



After a damage survey and reviewing the level of damage sustained

to the Audubon neighborhood including the Audubon Elementary

School and points to the northeast including the intersection of

Chelan Ave/Ash Street, this event is classified as thunderstorm

wind damage. Video footage shared with the National Weather

Service appeared to indicate a lowering of the clouds and possible

brief funnel cloud but no evidence of rotation was found at the

surface during the damage survey. The damage observed in the

Audubon neighborhood is consistent with a strong localized 

downdraft resulting in a narrow swath of estimated wind speeds 

55-68 mph.



Charlotte Dewey

Warning Coordination Meteorologist





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