UW Emergency Management

March 14, 2016

March 13th Windstorm Impacts UW

A nasty late-winter windstorm hit Western Washington on Sunday afternoon, March 13th. The Seattle campus experienced sustained winds of 30 mph for most of the afternoon with gusts nearing 45 mph.  While nearly 250,000 residents of W. Washington lost power for hours, the Seattle campus remained fully-operational with only minor tree and limb damage.  Building renovation scaffolding around Clark Hall was severely damaged due to the winds but there were no injuries as a result.  UW-Bothell campus lost power until Monday, March 14th and some Winter Quarter final exams had to be postponed.