Windstorms, Puget Sound and the Northwest

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Windstorms, Puget Sound and the Northwest come from two prominent sources: gap winds and extratropical cyclones. Gap winds are caused by a funneling of high pressure, continental air through valleys into zones of low pressure. Sometimes incredible winds can result, such as at Bellingham, WA, which has endured gusts around 115 mph when air traverses

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